Comedy ·Music ·Romance · United States of America · 1948 · 1h 47m

On an Island with You

On an Island with You poster
Director
Richard Thorpe
Cast
Esther Williams as Rosalind Rennolds Peter Lawford as Lt. Lawrence Y. Kingslee Ricardo Montalban as Ricardo Montalban Jimmy Durante as Buckley Cyd Charisse as Yvonne Torro Xavier Cugat as Xavier Cugat
Crew
Charles Rosher — Director of Photography Douglass Biggs — Editor Ferris Webster — Editor Dorothy Kingsley — Screenplay Dorothy Cooper — Screenplay Hans Wilhelm — Screenplay
Tagline

There's music! There's dancing! There's romance! M-G-M's Big All Star Musical!

Synopsis

A young navy lieutenant is brought in as technical adviser on a song-dance-and-swim film being made by screen star Rosalind Reynolds. Having once done a number with her at a Forces show, the young lad somehow believes she should be his girl. Her boyfriend is just one of those disagreeing.

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Mood & Themes
exotic islandmusical
Key Collaborators
Richard Thorpe Director Charles Rosher Director of Photography Douglass Biggs Editor Ferris Webster Editor Dorothy Kingsley Screenplay Dorothy Cooper Screenplay Hans Wilhelm Screenplay Charles Martin Screenplay Charles Martin Story Hans Wilhelm Story Joe Pasternak Producer Irene Costume Design
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