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Isle Of Destiny is a american film of genre Drama directed by Elmer Clifton released in USA on 8 march 1940 with William Gargan
Isle Of Destiny (1940)
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Add to a movie listIsle of Destiny is a 1940 American South Seas comedy adventure film directed by Elmer Clifton. The film was the only feature film filmed in the Cosmocolor process (the 1938 A Western Welcome being a short subject) with prints struck by Cinecolor. The film was shot on Santa Catalina Island, California and produced by Franklyn Warner originally for Grand National Pictures in 1939. However, by the time of the film's production, Grand National had gone bankrupt, and so RKO bought the distribution rights to the film.
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The glamorous heiress and daredevil pilot Virginia Allerton is test-flying her seaplane "The Lady Bird" after some modifications are made by her mechanic Max Raft, who is also on board the plane. They experience problems mid-air when they are caught in a tropical storm, and all the ships in the South Sea area are alerted to their distress.Actors
William Gargan
(Stripes Thornton)
Wallace Ford
(Millard Barnes)
June Lang
(Virginia Allerton)
Gilbert Roland
(Oliver Barton)
Etienne Girardot
(Doc Spriggs)
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