Film

Song of the Islands

1942 · 1h 16m · Comedy · Music · Romance

BETTY'S EVEN GOT THE PALM TREES SWAYING!

IMDb

6.1

With his sidekick Rusty, Jeff Harper sails to paradisiacal tropical isle Ahmi-Oni to bargain on behalf of his cattle baron father for land owned by transplanted Irishman Dennis O'Brien. But Jeff falls in love with O'Brien's daughter, Eileen, and even his father can't break them up after he arrives and himself falls under the spell of island splendor.

Betty Grable

Eileen O'Brien

Victor Mature

Jefferson Harper

Jack Oakie

Rusty Smith

Thomas Mitchell

Dennis O'Brien

George Barbier

Jefferson Harper Sr.

Billy Gilbert

Palola's Father

Hilo Hattie

Palola

Lillian Porter

Palola's Cousin

Harry Owens

Harry Owens

Hal K. Dawson

John Rodney

Alexander Pollard

Matthews - Valet (uncredited)

Harold Lishman

Maleko - Old Native (uncredited)

Amu Cordone

Specialty Act (uncredited)

Donna La Barr

Islander (uncredited)

Virginia Davis

Islander (uncredited)

Tani Marsh

Islander (uncredited)

• Walter LangDirector
• Joseph SchrankScreenplay
• Robert PiroshScreenplay
• Robert EllisScreenplay
• Helen LoganScreenplay
• William LeBaronProducer
• Darryl F. ZanuckExecutive Producer
• Ernest PalmerDirector of Photography
• Robert L. SimpsonEditor

Release date

March 13, 1942

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 16m

Genres

Comedy, Music, Romance

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