On an Island with You (1948): Cast & Plot
On an Island with You is a 1948 music comedy directed by Richard Thorpe, starring Esther Williams as Rosalind Rennolds, Ricardo Montalban and Peter Lawford. It runs 1 hour 47 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 47m (107 min)
- Director
- Richard Thorpe
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is On an Island with You About?
The premise of On an Island with You without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A lively MGM musical brims with song, dance and romance. A young Navy lieutenant is hired as technical adviser for a flashy song‑dance‑and‑swim picture produced by screen star Rosalind Reynolds. Having performed with her at a Forces show, he mistakenly assumes she’ll become his sweetheart, a notion her current boyfriend promptly disputes.
On an Island with You Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- diving
- singer
- u.s. sailor
- female female fight
- telephone call
- film director
- assistant film director
- child actress
- naval lieutenant
- nightclub
- chihuahua the dog
- barking like a dog
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- dancer
- dancing
- telling a joke
- reference to vaudeville
- reference to florenz ziegfeld
- singalong
- reference to the palace theatre manhattan new york city
- reference to a queen bee
- reference to the three musketeers
- abandoned quonset hut
- crying woman
- limping woman
- land crab
- banana
- spam the meat substitute
- waiter
- post world war two
- reference to a uso tour
- love triangle
- admiral
- aerial camera shot
- underwater scene
- wading in water
- naval commander
- kidnapping
- island
- native village
- knife dance
- reference to cannibalism
- film technical advisor
- promise
- character's picture appears in a newspaper
- reference to a court martial
- damaged airplane
- threat to drown someone
- woman does the splits
- dog as gift
- talking to a dog
On an Island with You Cast & Characters
Esther Williams leads the cast as Rosalind Rennolds, with Ricardo Montalban as Ricardo Montalban and Peter Lawford as Lt. Lawrence Y. Kingslee. Directed by Richard Thorpe; 10 actors are credited in all.
- Director Richard Thorpe
- Esther Williams as Rosalind Rennolds
- Ricardo Montalban as Ricardo Montalban
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Peter Lawford as Lt. Lawrence Y. Kingslee - Cyd Charisse as Yvonne Torro
Also Starring in On an Island with You
· 6 more- Xavier Cugat Xavier Cugat
- Leon Ames Commander Harrison
- Jimmy Durante Buckley
- Kathryn Beaumont Penelope Peabody
- Chester Clute
- Dick Simmons George Blaine
More from Richard Thorpe
More films directed by Richard Thorpe, best-rated first: Ivanhoe, Jailhouse Rock, How the West Was Won and The Last Challenge.
On an Island with You Plot Summary
What happens in On an Island with You from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
On a sun-soaked Hawaiian tropical island, Rosalind Reynolds, Esther Williams, a swimming sensation, headlines a film with her fiancé, Ricardo Montez Ricardo Montalban. The project includes U.S. Navy Lt. Lawrence Y. Kingslee Peter Lawford, the film’s military technical adviser, who soon finds himself drawn to Rosalind. Yvonne Torro, Cyd Charisse, Rosalind’s best friend and fellow star, secretly wants Ricardo for herself. The behind-the-scenes world of filmmaking blends with the island’s lush scenery, setting the stage for romance and danger.
Full summary
The whole story of On an Island with You, scene by scene
On an Island with You Trailers & Videos
The trailer of On an Island with You.
How Well Do You Know On an Island with You?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
Who plays Rosalind Reynolds, the swimming sensation headlining the film being made on the island?
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On an Island with You FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of On an Island with You, each answered in a sentence.
How long is On an Island with You?
On an Island with You runs 1 hour 47 minutes (107 minutes).
When was On an Island with You released?
On an Island with You was released on May 3, 1948.
Who directed On an Island with You?
On an Island with You was directed by Richard Thorpe.
More films by Richard Thorpe Who is in the cast of On an Island with You?
On an Island with You stars Esther Williams as Rosalind Rennolds, Ricardo Montalban as Ricardo Montalban and Peter Lawford as Lt. Lawrence Y. Kingslee, among 10 credited actors.
Does On an Island with You have a post-credit scene?
No. On an Island with You has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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