Enchanted Island

You can sometimes judge an actor or actress by how well they carry themselves in a poor film. That is the case here with Jane Powell.

It's Nukuheva 1842 in the South Seas. The crew of a passing ship is collecting supplies.

Jane Powell (Fayaway) is the reason to watch this film, she is beautiful. It is about two sailors Ab ( Dana Andrews) and Tom ( Dubbins) who end up with cannibals.

According to her memoir Jane Powell was initially excited about doing Enchanted Island in which she sang not a note, donned a black wig as there were not too many blonds inhabiting the South Seas and spoke in monosyllable Tarzan style dialog. But Jane did not show her acting chops and it turned into a bad location with a disinterested director in Allan Dwan and a leading man in Dana Andrews who was at the height of his alcoholic problems.

This is an interesting and fun movie. Evidently filmed in the Pacific - the extras appear to be Polynesian.

This odd adventure film, set in the tropics and probably shot in Hawaii, stars the horrendously miscast Dana Andrews as a lawless sailor who falls in love with an island maiden, essayed here by whiter than white Jane Powell in an equally turgid performance. I can't comment on the faithfulness of the adaptation, as I haven't read Melville's novel Typee, but Enchanted Island looks cheap (regardless of the colourful locales), is poorly acted, and is thoroughly dull.

Matthew Capitano, a salute to you for the funniest review I have read in a long time. If anyone has not watched this and is in doubt, the review is also accurate.....

This film stars Dana Andrews, Don Dubbins and Jane Powell who is made up to be an island girl. Dana and Don are part of a ship where the captain is an ogre.

Jane Powell is a native chick who meets up with fathead Dana Andrews.For 90 minutes everybody runs around through the jungle thicket trying to figure out what the hell is going on.