Virgin Island (1958)
Directed by Pat Jackson
Genres - Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Adventure Drama |
Release Date - Mar 22, 1960 (USA - Unknown), Mar 22, 1960 (USA) |
Run Time - 84 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Based on Robb White's novel 3DOur Virgin Island3D (the film's original title), this harmless location-filmed comedy boasts an unusually impressive cast. With their combined life savings of $85, fiercely independent archeologist Evan (John Cassavetes) and his wife Tina (Virginia Maskell) purchase an island in the tropics. They create an idyllic home-away-from-home with the help of resourceful islander Marcus (Sidney Poitier). All is serene until Tina becomes pregnant--but the fun 3Dreally3D begins when she goes into labor while stranded with her husband in a rickety boat in the middle of the ocean. The "Philip Rush" credited as screenwriter is actually a joint pseudonym for blacklisted Hollywood scriveners Ring Lardner Jr. and Ian McClellan Hunter.
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assistance, boating, couple, hermit, intellectual, island, love, newlywed, stranded, toddlers, tropical, writing