War-weary Captain Willoby and his men are the occupation force on an island of lovely women...and are forbidden to fraternize.War-weary Captain Willoby and his men are the occupation force on an island of lovely women...and are forbidden to fraternize.War-weary Captain Willoby and his men are the occupation force on an island of lovely women...and are forbidden to fraternize.
David Ahdar
- Witch Doctor
- (uncredited)
Vida Aldana
- Native Girl
- (uncredited)
Richard Allan
- Officer
- (uncredited)
Claud Allister
- Woolawei
- (uncredited)
Leon Alton
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Clinton Bagwell
- Colonel's Aide
- (uncredited)
Joe Bailey
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFilmed between February 19 and mid-March 1951, with additional scenes shot in April and October, this movie was held back until its wide release in the USA on March 1, 1953.
- Quotes
Angela Toland: Rugged men on an island of beautiful women, with a fence between them. An intriguing situation.
Capt. Bill Willoby: Delightful.
- ConnectionsReferenced in American Masters: Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...' (1997)
Featured review
Mediocre musical -- yawn
Oddball cast fails to enliven unimaginative rip-off of SOUTH PACIFIC. Songs by the brilliant Harold Arlen and Ralph Blaine make little impression.
Mitzi Gaynor is amusingly miscast as a native Polynesian girl (with honey-colored hair?!)
Lundigan has about as much charisma as one of the coconuts Gaynor keeps dropping on his head (in real life, of course, a coconut falling on you could easily kill you). Still, the three women in the picture compete madly for his attentions while a pack of love-hungry G.I.s act really stupid every time they glimpse a woman's ankles.
Filmed in 1950 but not released till 1953 -- that suggests to me the studio knew it was a stinker.
Mitzi Gaynor is amusingly miscast as a native Polynesian girl (with honey-colored hair?!)
Lundigan has about as much charisma as one of the coconuts Gaynor keeps dropping on his head (in real life, of course, a coconut falling on you could easily kill you). Still, the three women in the picture compete madly for his attentions while a pack of love-hungry G.I.s act really stupid every time they glimpse a woman's ankles.
Filmed in 1950 but not released till 1953 -- that suggests to me the studio knew it was a stinker.
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- fwmurnau
- Feb 16, 2007
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Friendly Island
- Filming locations
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1952) officially released in Canada in English?
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