Island In The Sun
Four different love affairs simultaneously wreak havoc in the lives of the inhabitants of a tropical paradise. A wealthy plantation owner plots murder when he suspects his wife of having an adulterous relationship. At the same time, his sister-in-law is drawn to his enemy, a dedicated black labor leader, and a governor’s aide is torn over his scandalous affair with a native woman. Darling and exquisitely filmed on location, this rich romantic story with it’s focus on race, passion and politics, was one of the most talked about films of its day.
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A Good Movie Overall A good movie for viewing Hollywood attitudes about inter-racial relationships in the 1950s. No on-camera kissing allowed between black and white actors in those days. In this film, two white characters were allowed to show natural affection towards each other. A white male could show affection towards a non-white woman, but not as much as two white characters. And although there was a romantic attraction between Harry Belafonte’s and Joan Fontaine’s characters, no physical displays of affection…
A Golden Age Movie Soap Opera! Island in the Sun was released on June 12, 1957 to mixed critical reviews and entered the midst of strong controversy, particularly surrounding its interracial love stories. It was, however, a major box office success, becoming the year’s sixth highest-grossing film. The melodrama, in many ways a good old-fashioned movie soap opera of sorts, was based on the 1955 Alec Waugh novel, which too had sharp controversy despite high sales. Island in the Sun features an ensemble cast of some of…