Island of Love (1963)

Director:

Morton DaCosta

Writers:

Leo Katcher (story), David R. Schwartz

Stars:

Robert Preston, Tony Randall, Giorgia Moll

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Preston	...	Steve Blair
Tony Randall	...	Paul Ferris
Giorgia Moll	...	Elena Harakas
Walter Matthau	...	Tony Dallas
Betty Bruce	...	Cha Cha Miller
Vassili Lambrinos	...	Professor Georg Pappas
Michael Constantine	...	Andy
Oliver Johnston	...	Prof. Krumwitz
Titos Vandis	...	Father Anaxagoras
Miranta Myrat	...	Mama Harakas (as Miranda Murat)
Lewis Charles	...	Louie
Peter Mamakos	...	Nick
Nick Dimitri	...	Hood
Tony Rollins	...	Hood
Victor Lundin	...	Hood (as Vic Lundin)

Storyline

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Taglines:

It's the Place Where They Invented It!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 October 1963 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Not on Your Life

Filming Locations:

Hydra, Greece

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belgrave

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Paul Ferris: I just don't like aggressive women, that's all.

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Connections

Referenced in What's My Line?: Episode dated 9 September 1962 (1962)

User Reviews

'Island Of Love' a.k.a 'Not On Your Life'

It was on Channel 9 HD channel in Australia late night on Tue 2 June '08. Obviously a very rare screening of an odd little film. It's the worst performance I've ever seen from Tony Randall & Walter Matthau and that's saying something. Robert Preston is completely miscast. Michael Considine the father from 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding has a small part as a barman. They shot it on the island of Hydra and it's great to see the islands in the early 60's before the onset of commercial tourism. It's worth seeing the film just for that. Apart from the great Australian novelist George Johnston,another famous artist who lived on this island at around the same time was Leonard Cohen. His song 'Bird on a wire' was written on Hydra. This film is well worth a look for film buffs as it was also director Morton DaCosta's last film as he returned to the Broadway stage after this picture flopped. Only a year earlier he has been nominated for an Oscar for best film for being the director/producer of 'The Music Man'.