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Directed by | William Berke |
Screenplay by | Brenda Weisberg Harold Greene |
Story by | Joseph Santley |
Produced by | Wallace MacDonald |
Starring | Jon Hall |
Cinematography | William Bradford |
Edited by | Aaron Stell |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
On the Isle of Samoa is a 1950 American south seas adventure film directed by William Berke and starring Jon Hall.[1] It was a rare villainous role for Hall.[2]
Plot
[edit]A thief crashes on a tropical island.
Cast
[edit]- Jon Hall as Kenneth Crandall
- Susan Cabot as Moana
- Raymond Greenleaf as Peter Appleton
- Henry Marco as Karaki
- Al Kikume as Chief Tihoti
- Rosa Turich as Waini
Production
[edit]Susan Cabot was hired to co star in March 1950.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ ON THE ISLE OF SAMOA Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 17, Iss. 193, (Jan 1, 1950): 190.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (April 9, 2022). "The Campy, Yet Surprisingly Interesting Cinema of Jon Hall". Filmiink.
- ^ WARNERS MAY CUT PERSONNEL IN HALF New York Times 2 Mar 1950: 31.
- ^ Article 2 -- No Title The Christian Science Monitor 6 Apr 1950: 4.
External links
[edit]- On the Isle of Samoa[dead link] at BFI
- On the Isle of Samoa at IMDb
- On the Isle of Samoa at TCMDB
- On the Isle of Samoa at Rotten Tomatoes