VHS : Song of the Islands
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starring: Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Jack Oakie, Thomas Mitchell, George Barbierdirected by: Walter Lang
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301302975
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6301302974
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: January 01, 1998
Running Time: 76 minutes
Sales Rank: 12729
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: March 13, 1942
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Pin-Up Girl and the Pineapple Guy say Aloha
Betty Grable is all peaches and cream and spectacular curves as she hulas her way to Hawaii. Song of the Islands also stars one of her favorite leading men, Victor Mature, one of her favorite supporting stars, Jack Oakie, and one of her favorite directors, Walter Lang. Put them all together in glorious Technicolor with plenty of songs, dances and comedy for one of Betty's biggest box office hits. Nothing serious here, folks, but musical-comedy fluff from Fox's backlot at its best. And the number ... Read More
Rating: - Great example of a great American musical!
When I watch a musical I want to be entertained and this movie is very entertaining. When you combine the talents of Betty Grable with the escapism of a South Seas set you have a formula of great cinema. Be it a little campy it's campiest at its best. Also a measure of good film quality is the enduring story and production values. I enjoyed watching this movie as a boy just as I enjoyed watching it last week, many years later. Like music, that is a way to judge if you have a classic. From a historical ... Read More
Rating:  - Song of the islands
I love Betty Grables films, but this one I was'nt too keen on,it didn't have a much of a story to it really, sorry.
Rating:  - Slowly but surely!
This movie was slow to the point and lacked excitement. But there was only one scene that I chuckled on, it was when the old hawaiian lady's uncle; chewed on a leg from an animal. As he took a bite, he crunched on the bones of the leg; looking like a wildman with a wild eyed stare at the visitor of the island. Turned out that the old lady's uncle was a cannibal. The only thing that kept this movie from dying out, was the dancing and singing from Betty Grable, and the old Hawaiian lady.
Rating: - Zowie!
Oh Spare Me! No this is not high cinematic art. Nor is it high camp (All About Eve, Sunset Boulevard)this is just great Old Hollywood. Too good for the folks that thrive on cinematic trash for the trash element (The Blob, Pink Flamingoes)and not campy enough for the Crawford/Davis gang. This is High Hollywood Formula (Check out Weekend in Havana, similar story, almost the same castbut WOW!)
Here's the basics: A stud (Victor Mature) and his lackey drift onto a pacific isle. They meet a ... Read More
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