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70% Critic Match
Song of the Islands
“BETTY'S EVEN GOT THE PALM TREES SWAYING!”
7.0 / 10• 1942• 1h 16m•NR• English
ComedyMusicRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Betty Grable
Eileen O'Brien
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Walter Lang's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Song of the Islands is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
