Our Virgin Island (1959)
"Virgin Island" (original title)

Evan and Tina want to live their lives differently. They go to live on an island. Tina's mother is concerned about her daughter's future. There is smuggling going on on the island.

Director:

Pat Jackson

Writers:

Pat Jackson, Ring Lardner Jr.,

Stars:

John Cassavetes, Virginia Maskell, Sidney Poitier

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Cassavetes	...	Evan
Virginia Maskell	...	Tina
Sidney Poitier	...	Marcus
Isabel Dean	...	Mrs. Lomax
Colin Gordon	...	The Commissioner
Howard Marion-Crawford	...	Prescott
Edric Connor	...	Captain Jason
Ruby Dee	...	Ruth
Gladys Boot	...	Mrs. Carruthers
Julian Mayfield	...	Band Leader
Reginald Hearne	...	Doctor
Arnold Bell	...	Heath
Alonzo Bozan	...	Grant
Andre Dakar
Richard Caldicott

Storyline

Evan and Tina want to live their lives differently. They go to live on an island. Tina's mother is concerned about her daughter's future. There is smuggling going on on the island.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Taglines:

THE BARE FACTS OF LIVING on an island of love!

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 August 1959 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Our Virgin Island

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Lion Film Corporation, Countryman Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

User Reviews

For those who love fairy tales, Field-of-Dreams type movies, this movie is a "Must-See."

Filmed in the beautiful British Virgin Islands, a charming fairy-tale type story of guy who meets girl, seemingly loses her, then gets her to literally jump overboard and marry him! After buying a small, uninhabited island, Cassavetes and his "Man-Friday" (Poitier) build a dream house for???? The newlyweds? Their family? Poitier? Really a truly enjoyable little picture: you buy the premise, you "buy" the island--and the story!