Adventure Island

Adventure Island (1947)

The magic of the tropics ! Adventure ... mystery ... romance !

Travelers find themselves marooned on an island with a maniacal self-made ruler.

Date of release
1947-08-13
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 6m
Genres
Action, Adventure
Director
Sam Newfield

Casting

Interesting facts

Adventure Island is a 1947 American South Seas action/adventure film shot in Cinecolor and directed by Sam Newfield for Paramount Pictures' Pine-Thomas Productions. This marked one of the few times in which Newfield worked for a major studio. The film stars Rory Calhoun and Rhonda Fleming.

Production

The film was produced by Pine-Thomas Productions, which specialized in low-budget action films. However, the budget for this film was larger than that of most Pine-Thomas productions.

Rory Calhoun and Rhoda Fleming were borrowed from David O. Selznick. Filming began in September 1946 on Santa Catalina Island. Ninety percent of the film was shot on the island in order to reduce the need for studio space, and the script was rewritten to minimize indoor scenes.

The owner of the boat used in the film later sued the producers for damaging it.

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