Lure of the Islands

Name: Lure of the Islands
Genre: Adventure
Released: 1942-07-03
Duration: 1 h 1 min
Rating: 4.2
Cast: Margie Hart, Robert Lowery, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

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4.2/10

Margie Hart and Robert Lowery in Lure of the Islands (1942)

Adventure

Tana, a voluptuous half-caste girl of the South Seas, falls in love with FBI agent Wally and wishes to marry him and leave the island. Wally, with his pal Jinx, is there to investigate rumor... Read allTana, a voluptuous half-caste girl of the South Seas, falls in love with FBI agent Wally and wishes to marry him and leave the island. Wally, with his pal Jinx, is there to investigate rumored Japanese spy activity. He agrees to marry her if she will help him in his investigation... Read allTana, a voluptuous half-caste girl of the South Seas, falls in love with FBI agent Wally and wishes to marry him and leave the island. Wally, with his pal Jinx, is there to investigate rumored Japanese spy activity. He agrees to marry her if she will help him in his investigations. Through the discovery of a contraband radio set tuned to Japanese reception, Wally lear... Read all

4.2/10

Director
- Jean Yarbrough
Writers
- Edmond Kelso(original screenplay)
- George Bricker(original screenplay)
- Scott Littleton(original screenplay)
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Margie Hart, Robert Lowery, Gale Storm, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Lure of the Islands (1942)

Margie Hart in Lure of the Islands (1942)

Kahala Bray, Odetta Bray, Margie Hart, Robert Lowery, Moita Mayo, Namure Nordman, and Gale Storm in Lure of the Islands (1942)

Director
- Jean Yarbrough
Writers
- Edmond Kelso(original screenplay)
- George Bricker(original screenplay)
- Scott Littleton(original screenplay)
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Tana, a voluptuous half-caste girl of the South Seas, falls in love with FBI agent Wally and wishes to marry him and leave the island. Wally, with his pal Jinx, is there to investigate rumored Japanese spy activity. He agrees to marry her if she will help him in his investigations. Through the discovery of a contraband radio set tuned to Japanese reception, Wally learns that the local Commandant is in league with the enemy and is planning an invasion of the island. —Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

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Taglines
- THE GIRL WHO STOPPED A THOUSAND SHOWS! (original poster-print ad-Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Chief Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - May 14, 1947 - all caps)
Genre
- Adventure
Certificate
- Passed
Parents guide
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Trivia
This film's earliest documented telecast took place in New York City Monday 12 June 1950 on WATV (Channel 13).

Soundtracks
Lure of the Islands
Written by Edward Kay and Eddie Cherkose
Sung and danced by Margie Hart with the Bray Sisters

Top review

A 1940's Gilligan's Island

A couple of bozos get in trouble with Nazis on a south sea island. Margie Hart

(an exotic dancer of the day) is ultra campy -- dig those lips and the deadpan delivery! Lots of fun burlesque-style dialogue. Kind of a '40's "Gilligan's Island," but with sexual tension. Gale Storm, adorable... "Hawaiian" music and dancing.

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