Rhythm of the Islands (1943) DVD-R

Starring Allan Jones, Jane Frazee, Andy Devine, Ernest Truex, Marjorie
Gateson, Mary Wickes
Directed by Roy William Neill

Print: black/white
Runtime: 60 min.
Genre: musical
Print Quality: B

Another of Universal's "pocket" musicals, Rhythm of the Islands is set in
the South Seas, presumably far away from the shooting war. The
nonsensical plotline finds hero Tommy (Allan Jones) posing as a native
chief. Joan Holton (Jane Frazee), daughter of a millionaire (Ernest Truex),
falls in love with Tommy, unaware that he's a charlatan. Tommy and his
beachcomber pal Eddie (Andy Devine) encouraged Joan's attentions in
order to close a big-business deal with her father; eventually, however,
Tommy falls in love with the girl for real, and confesses his sham. The
producers managed to pack five songs into the 60-minute running time,
not to mention a couple of specialty numbers performed by The Step
Brothers and The Horton Dancers.