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Love Island is a 1952 American film directed by Bud Pollard starring Paul Valentine and Eva Gabor. Originally released in Cinecolor, the film uses extensive footage taken in Bali used from the film Legong: Dance of the Virgins (1935). It was the final directorial effort of Bud Pollard who had previously directed several race films and exploitation films.

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Love Island
Film poster
Directed by	Bud Pollard
Written by	John E. Gordon (story) Daniel Kusell (screenplay)
Produced by	Harold Kussell (associate producer) Hall Shelton (producer)
Starring	See below
Narrated by	André Baruch
Cinematography	George F. Hinners
Edited by	Bud Pollard
Music by	Alfonso Corelli
Distributed by	Astor Pictures Corporation
Release date	16 July 1952
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot summary

US Navigator Lt Taber relates the account of his parachuting from his damaged plane onto the island of Tuba Tara ("Love Island" in English). He falls in love with one of the local beauties and fights for her.

Cast

• Paul Valentine as Lt. Richard Taber
• Eva Gabor as Sarna
• Malcolm Lee Beggs as Uraka, Sarna's suitor
• Frank McNellis as Aryuna, Sarna's father
• Dean Norton as Tamor, Sarna's friend
• Kathryn Chang as Klepon
• Bruno Wick as Ninga
• Richard W. Shankland as Fumanku, high priest
• Howard Blaine as Capt. Blake
• Vicki Marsden as Stewardess

Soundtrack

• Across the Sea

Written by Jerry Bragin

• Love at First Sight

Written by Jerry Bragin
Sung by Paul Valentine

DVD release

The film was released on DVD on 21 March 2005.

See also

• Goona-goona epic

External links

• Love Island at IMDb
• Love Island is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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