Isle Of Destiny (1940) on Netflix
Approved19401h 35mActionAdventureDramaRomance
Aviator Virginia Allerton breaks her round-the-world flight to visit her brother, a Marine lieutenant on Palo Pango. Oliver Barton, who runs the trading post, bets her $5,000 on a race to Guam.
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Plot summary
Virginia Allerton, a society figure and pilot, is flying her seaplane, The Lady Bird, with her mechanic Max Raft when a tropical storm catches them. Her brother, Lieutenant George Allerton, is stationed with a Marine detachment on the Pacific island of Palo Pango, and Virginia lands there for refuge. Marines "Stripes" Thornton and "Milly" Barnes welcome her, and Oliver Barton, who runs the trading post and deals in smuggled guns, offers her lodging and bets $5,000 that he can beat her in a flying race to Guam. Both Marines take an interest in her, and Barton's eccentric elderly assistant, "Doc" Spriggs, believes in reincarnation.
Cast
- John Rarigas Sportsman Quartet Member
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Isle Of Destiny (1940)
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- Karen Morley was originally cast as Virginia Allerton in Isle of Destiny, but she was forced to leave the film because of illness, and June Lang was brought in to replace her.
- The film had the largest budget of any Fine Arts picture up to that point, and its production marked the first use of the Cosmocolor process on a feature film.
- Isle of Destiny was the only feature film ever shot in the Cosmocolor process, with its prints made by Cinecolor.
- Isle of Destiny was produced by Franklyn Warner for Grand National Pictures, but that studio went bankrupt during production in late 1939, and RKO then bought the distribution rights.
