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Virgin Island (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Virgin Island' is a 1958 British drama film directed by Pat Jackson and starring John Cassavetes, Virginia Maskell and Sidney Poitier. It is an adaptation of the memoir '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.British Virgin Islands, Report - Page 6
Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office - 1958
GENERAL The Colony was the location for the film Virgin Island shot by Countryman Films Ltd. of London during the period September to November, 1957. The film was based on Robb White's book Our Virgin Island which had its setting on ...Film Review - Page 22
F. Maurice Speed - 1959 But one girl who did get a really big chance in 1958 and made the most of it was Virginia Maskell, the girl from Shepherd's Bush who made a delightful impact with her performance in her first major role in the British Lion film Virgin Island.
Premise
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
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