Song of the Islands (1942)

  • NR
  • 03/13/1942 (US)
  • Comedy, Music, Romance
  • 1h 16m

BETTY'S EVEN GOT THE PALM TREES SWAYING!

Overview

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.

Walter Lang

Director

Joseph Schrank

Screenplay

Helen Logan

Screenplay

Robert Ellis

Screenplay

Robert Pirosh

Screenplay

Cast

Betty Grable's headshot

Betty Grable

Eileen O'Brien
Victor Mature's headshot

Victor Mature

Jefferson Harper
Jack Oakie's headshot

Jack Oakie

Rusty Smith
Thomas Mitchell's headshot

Thomas Mitchell

Dennis O'Brien
George Barbier's headshot

George Barbier

Jefferson Harper Sr.
Billy Gilbert's headshot

Billy Gilbert

Palola's Father
Hilo Hattie's headshot

Hilo Hattie

Palola
Lillian Porter's headshot

Lillian Porter

Palola's Cousin

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