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75% Critic Match
Rainbow Island
“PITY THE POOR CASTAWAYS ON THIS TROPICAL ISLE WITH LAMOUR”
7.5 / 10• 1944• 1h 38m•NR• English
Music
Storyline
Three merchant seamen fleeing the Japanese take refuge on a Pacific island, where they come across a doctor and his daughter who take care of the natives, a hostile tribe that wants to kill the sailors for trespassing on their sacred ground.
Cast & Crew
Dorothy Lamour
Lona
Lead
Eddie Bracken
Toby Smith
Gil Lamb
Pete Jenkins
Barry Sullivan
Ken Masters
FO
Forrest Orr
Dr. Curtis
Anne Revere
Queen Oklana
Reed Hadley
High Priest Kahuna
Marc Lawrence
Alcoa
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ralph Murphy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Rainbow Island is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
