Monday, September 6, 2010

Song of the Islands (1942)


Directed by Walter Lang
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Fox Movie Channel)

Betty Grable and her father live in a perpetual luau on Hawaii, at least Hollywood's idea of a luau. Hunky Victor Mature and his cowboy sidekick Jack Oakie arrive to work for Mature's dad, who lives on a plot of land next door raising cattle. There is some supposed drama between the two families involving the land, but really there is never any doubt things will all work out. The songs are hilariously awful, including "O'Brien's goin' Hawaiian" which tries to mix the stereotypes of both Hawaiian and Irish cultures.

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