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Love Island (1952)

Love Island poster
Directed by
Bud Pollard
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 06m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A couple travels to Bali and gets caught up in romance and local color. The story mixes a love plot with footage of Balinese dance and scenery.

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What happens

Love Island is a 1952 American film directed by Bud Pollard and starring Paul Valentine and Eva Gabor. Originally released in Cinecolor, the film includes extensive footage of Bali from Legong: Dance of the Virgins (1935). Love Island is Pollard's final film as a director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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