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King of the Islands

  • 19361936
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 20m
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5.8/10
80
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King of the Islands (1936)
  • Comedy
  • Romance
  • Musical
A shipwrecked sailor, originally from New York, is washed up on the shores of the tropical island of Wally-Wally. The natives of island welcome him with open arms. He immediately falls in lo... Read allA shipwrecked sailor, originally from New York, is washed up on the shores of the tropical island of Wally-Wally. The natives of island welcome him with open arms. He immediately falls in love at first sight with who he learns is the Princess of the island who is betrothed to the... Read allA shipwrecked sailor, originally from New York, is washed up on the shores of the tropical island of Wally-Wally. The natives of island welcome him with open arms. He immediately falls in love at first sight with who he learns is the Princess of the island who is betrothed to the local volcano, which she understands is her fate for the good of the island. The sailor d... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
80
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  • Director
    • Ralph Staub
  • Writer
    • Joe Traub(story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Wini Shaw
    • Warren Hymer
    • Edward McWade
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  • Director
    • Ralph Staub
  • Writer
    • Joe Traub(story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Wini Shaw
    • Warren Hymer
    • Edward McWade
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    Wini Shaw
    Wini Shaw
    • Princess of the Islandas Princess of the Island
    • (as Winifred Shaw)
    Warren Hymer
    Warren Hymer
    • A Shipwrecked Sailoras A Shipwrecked Sailor
    Edward McWade
    Edward McWade
    • The Princess' Fatheras The Princess' Father
    George Beranger
    George Beranger
    • The Witch Doctoras The Witch Doctor
    • (as Andre Beranger)
    • Director
      • Ralph Staub
    • Writer
      • Joe Traub(story and screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Vitaphone production reels #7234-7235.
    • Quotes

      A Shipwrecked Sailor: Someday she's got to marry that volcano?

      The Princess' Father: It is our tradition that one favored by the gods must marry the volcano to appease its wrath.

      A Shipwrecked Sailor: Jes, imagine that dame married to a volcano. There's sure going to be a lot of smoke around their domicile.

    • Connections
      Edited into Musical Movieland (1944)
    • Soundtracks
      Love Song of Kalua
      (uncredited)

      Written by M.K. Jerome

      Played during the opening credits and often throughout the picture

      Performed by Wini Shaw

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    5/10
    The Island of Wally-Wally
    Warren Hymer is shipwrecked on the island of Wally-Wally, where Wini Shaw is scheduled to be thrown into a volcano, but nothing will stop her singing 'The Love Song of Kalua'.

    Despite a certain amount of production numbers and mugging on the part of Hymer, the point of a lot of these early Technicolor shorts was to show off the Technicolor process. In this one, the dominant theme is variations on earth colors, browns and greens -- even the flowers are distinctly brownish -- to show off the naturalistic aura of the South Seas and the rather boring good taste of Natalie Kalmus, the ex-wife of Technicolor's founder. Eventually she was shipped off to Britain, where her advice was ignored by Powell and Pressberger.

    Still, Miss Shaw is pretty and the chorines dancing the hula are graceful. There's also some interest in this as a technical artifact in the evolution of color in the movies.
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    • Release date
      • February 22, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Broadway Brevities (1935-1936 season) #16: King of the Islands
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      20 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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