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Love Island

Name: Love Island
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1952-07-16
Cast: Paul Valentine, Eva Gabor, Malcolm Lee Beggs, Kathryn Chang, Dean Norton

1952 | 66 min | Comedy, Romance

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Avanti!, start here.
The mood: Light and funny, romantic.
The pace: Breezy, at 1 hr 6 min.
What might put you off: Made in 1952: an older pace and style.

US-Navy pilot Lt. Richard Tabor crash-lands on a south Pacific isle called Love Island in English. Richard befriends the Balinese beauty Sarna. The bad and jealous Jaraka doesn't like their friendship, so he has Sarna's father Aryuna arrested on a vague charge. Jaraka tells Aryuna that he only will be released when his daughter marries him.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Bud Pollard

Paul ValentineRichard Taber
Eva GaborSarna
Malcolm Lee BeggsJaraka
Kathryn ChangKlepon
Dean NortonTamor
Frank McNellisAryuna
Bruno WickNinga
Richard W. ShanklandPriest
Howard BlaineRobert Blake
Vicki MarsdenStewardess