On an Island with You

On an Island with You (1948)

There's music! There's dancing! There's romance! M-G-M's Big All Star Musical!

A young navy lieutenant is brought in as technical adviser on a song-dance-and-swim film being made by screen star Rosalind Reynolds. Having once done a number with her at a Forces show, the young lad somehow believes she should be his girl. Her boyfriend is just one of those disagreeing.

Date of release
1948-05-03
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (17)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Richard Thorpe

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Florida

On an Island with You is a 1948 American musical Technicolor romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe. It stars Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalbán, Cyd Charisse, Kathryn Beaumont and Jimmy Durante.

Production

Principal photography took place on MGM lots and on location around Anna Maria Island, Florida from June 1 to early September 1947.

Williams disliked her director, and blamed him for an accident on set. During a scene she was supposed to walk along the jungle floor and fall into a hole camouflaged by vegetation, but there was no cushioning at the bottom to break her fall, and she did fall straight down to a hard landing, causing a sprained ankle. Williams thereafter, with the sprained ankle, had to finish the film on crutches.

A similar fate befell Cyd Charisse who had completed the bulk of her work, including two dance duets with Ricardo Montalban, then tore ligaments in her knee during filming of the big ceremonial dance on the island. She ended up in a cast for two months and a substitute dancer finished her dance scenes, photographed from long distance.

The aircraft that were used in the film included a U.S. Navy Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber that played a pivotal role in the plot, and a Grumman JRF-5 Goose flying boat.

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