Virgin Island (1958 film)

Our Virgin Island Virgin Island
1959 theatrical poster
Directed by	Pat Jackson
Produced by	Leon Clore
Written by	Ring Lardner Jr.
Starring	John Cassavetes Virginia Maskell Sidney Poitier
Music by	Clifton Parker
Cinematography	Freddie Francis
Edited by	Gordon Pilkinton
Release dates	October 1958 (1958-10) (UK)
Running time	94 minutes^[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Virgin Island is a 1958 British drama film directed by Pat Jackson and stars John Cassavetes, Virginia Maskell and Sidney Poitier.^[2] It is an adaptation of the novel Our Virgin Island by Robb White and was filmed on the British Virgin Islands. The American release in 1960 followed the title of the novel.

Synopsis

A British woman (Maskell) marries an American writer (Cassavetes) in spite of her family's disapproval and goes to live with him on a tropical island.

Cast

John Cassavetes - Evan
Virginia Maskell - Tina
Sidney Poitier - Marcus
Isabel Dean - Mrs Lomax
Colin Gordon - The Commissioner
Ruby Dee - Ruth
Howard Marion-Crawford - Prescott
Arnold Bell - Heath
Gladys Boot - Mrs Carruthers
Alonzo Bozan - Grant
Edric Connor - Captain Jason
Reginald Hearne - Doctor
Julian Mayfield - Band Leader
Nancy E Roy - Baby

References

↑ Film Review 1959-60, p.98
↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | VIRGIN ISLAND (1958)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2013-10-14.

External links

Virgin Island at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Pat Jackson

Western Approaches (1944) Shadow on the Wall (1950) White Corridors (1951) Encore! (1951) Something Money Can't Buy (1952) The Feminine Touch (1956) The Birthday Present (1957) Virgin Island (1958) Snowball (1960) What a Carve Up! (1961) Seven Keys (1961) Don't Talk to Strange Men (1962)

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