Island of Love (1963)
Island of Love (1963)
It's the Place Where They Invented It!
Con artist Steve Blair persuades Tony Dallas, a Manhattan gangster, to finance a movie about Adam and Eve by offering the female lead to Tony's stripper girl friend, Cha Cha Miller. The film is such a disaster, however, that Steve and his writer, Paul Ferris, decide to escape on a freighter to Greece. En route, Steve learns that the island of Paradeisos has lost its tourist trade because it has no apparent historical or mythological heritage. Intrigued, he hits upon the scheme of turning Paradeisos into a legendary island of love and taking a cut from all commercial enterprises. After planting Greek antiquities in the waters surrounding the island, Steve induces Paul to "recover" them, thus causing the tourist trade to increase.

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Cast

Robert Preston Robert Preston As: Steve Blair
Tony Randall Tony Randall As: Paul Ferris
Giorgia Moll Giorgia Moll As: Elena Harakas
Walter Matthau Walter Matthau As: Tony Dallas
Betty Bruce Betty Bruce As: Cha Cha Miller
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Storyline

Con artist Steve Blair persuades Tony Dallas, a Manhattan gangster, to finance a movie about Adam and Eve by offering the female lead to Tony's stripper girl friend, Cha Cha Miller. The film is such a disaster, however, that Steve and his writer, Paul Ferris, decide to escape on a freighter to Greece. En route, Steve learns that the island of Paradeisos has lost its tourist trade because it has no apparent historical or mythological heritage. Intrigued, he hits upon the scheme of turning Paradeisos into a legendary island of love and taking a cut from all commercial enterprises. After planting Greek antiquities in the waters surrounding the island, Steve induces Paul to "recover" them, thus causing the tourist trade to increase.


Tagline: It's the Place Where They Invented It!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 12 June 1963

Country: US

Runtime: 113m

Company Credits

Company: Belgrave

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Cast

Robert Preston

Robert Preston

Steve Blair

Tony Randall

Tony Randall

Paul Ferris

Giorgia Moll

Giorgia Moll

Elena Harakas

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Tony Dallas

Betty Bruce

Betty Bruce

Cha Cha Miller

Vassili Lambrinos

Vassili Lambrinos

Professor Georg Pappas

Michael Constantine

Michael Constantine

Andy

Oliver Johnston

Oliver Johnston

Prof. Krumwitz

Titos Vandis

Titos Vandis

Father Anaxagoras

Miranta Myrat

Miranta Myrat

Mama Harakas

Lewis Charles

Lewis Charles

Louie

Peter Mamakos

Peter Mamakos

Nick

Cozette Hutner

Cozette Hutner

Belly Dancer

Norma Varden

Norma Varden

Wife in Nightclub (uncredited)

Larri Thomas

Larri Thomas

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Donfeld

Donfeld

Costume Design

Sound

George Duning

George Duning

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Harry Stradling Sr.

Harry Stradling Sr.

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Edward Carrere

Edward Carrere

Art Direction

George James Hopkins

George James Hopkins

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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