APPEARING in his first major screen role, Hollywood teen idol Tab Hunter (Damn Yankees!) stars opposite Linda Darnell (The Mark of Zorro) in this drama of restrained passion set on a remote South Pacific island during World War II. Saturday Island (PG) is released on DVD on 16 November 2015, RRP £9.99, courtesy of Network’s ‘The British Film’ collection.
On a calm night in tropical seas, a ship carrying sick and wounded from the Far East hits a magnetic mine, and the ensuing explosion forces the crew to abandon the vessel. Corporal 'Chicken' Dugan and Nurse Elizabeth Smythe survive, and manage to make their way to a deserted island. After months alone, a tender relationship builds – but it is complicated by the arrival of a pilot who has survived a plane crash… There's a clip at the above link.
