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On an Island with You

1948 · 107 min

A frothy Technicolor musical escape full of swimming, dancing, and gentle romantic confusion, easy to watch and cheerfully forgettable.

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

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • deception
  • loyalty
Places
  • sea
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism4
Romance7
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Written by
Charles Martin, Dorothy Kingsley, Dorothy Cooper, Hans Wilhelm
Starring
Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalban, Jimmy Durante, Cyd Charisse, Xavier Cugat, Leon Ames, Kathryn Beaumont
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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