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Isle of Destiny (aka Trouble Over the Pacific) is a 1940 American comedy adventure film set in the South Seas. The film was directed by Elmer Clifton and originally produced by Franklyn Warner for Grand National Pictures in 1939. Isle of Destiny was the only feature film filmed in the Cosmocolor process with prints by Cinecolor. [1]
List of films produced or distributed by the American studio Grand National Pictures between 1936 and 1939. Originally known as Grand National Films, the company reorganized as Grand National Pictures in 1938. [1] The company also handled a number of re-releases of earlier films, particularly those made by Chesterfield Pictures, which are not ...
Destiny was originally planned as the opening segment of the episodic all-star drama Flesh and Fantasy (1943), directed by Julien Duvivier. Universal Pictures previewed the film to enthusiastic response; Gloria Jean's performance received the highest praise, but the studio recut the feature from four sequences to three and shelved the first half-hour.
The Motion Picture (Encouragement) Act was passed in 1948. This act aimed to change the tax code so that the economic burden was reduced for state sanctioned production companies. The Jamaican Film Commission was created by the Jamaican government in 1984 to promote investment, export, and employment in the film industry in Jamaica. [1]
Sea Wife is a 1957 British CinemaScope drama thriller war film directed by Bob McNaught and starring Joan Collins and Richard Burton. [1] It was written by George K. Burke based on the 1955 James Maurice Scott novel Sea-Wyf and Biscuit. [2]
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Pacific Destiny is a 1956 British drama film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Denholm Elliott, Susan Stephen and Michael Hordern. [2] The screenplay concerns a young British couple who win the respect of the inhabitants of a South Pacific island during the colonial era.
Between 1993 and 1999, following the death of Jon Bradshaw, Pfeiffer and her daughter Shannon moved to Jamaica where, with her brother Bill, she owned the master franchise for TCBY for the island. They built four stores and an airport outlet and were awarded TCBY's Award For Excellence in 1997. She also produced three Jamaican feature films.