Three merchant seamen fleeing the Japanese take refuge on a Pacific island, where they come across a doctor and his daughter who take care of the natives, a hostile tribe that wants to kill the sailors for trespassing on their sacred ground. Barry Sullivan, Eddie Bracken and Gil Lamb play merchant-marine sailors hiding from Japanese troops on Lamours island. This time Lamour is a white girl raised as native on a tropical isle. Murphy passed away in February 1967 at the age of 72. Rainbow Island 1944 DVD - Dorothy Lamour / Eddie Bracken. Rainbow Island is a lavish Technicolor confection designed to show off the physical attributes of star Dorothy Lamour.

Murphy's music was most recently featured in 'The Express' (2008) with Dennis Quaid. He also appeared in the Louis Hayward adventure 'Captain Pirate' (1952). Nearing the end of his career, Murphy directed the musical 'Sunbonnet Sue' (1945) with Gale Storm, 'Mickey' (1948) with Lois Butler and 'The Lady and the Bandit' (1951). In addition to his directing, Murphy also appeared on-screen in the musical comedy 'Star Spangled Rhythm' (1942) with Bing Crosby. View in National Archives Catalog The Second World War was documented on a huge scale by thousands of photographers and artists who created millions of pictures. Local Identifier: 111-SC-407101, National Archives Identifier: 531424. He also appeared in the horror flick 'The Man in Half Moon Street' (1944) with Nils Asther and 'The Town Went Wild' (1944). Enlarge General Douglas MacArthur wades ashore during initial landings at Leyte, Philippine Islands. He continued to work in film in the forties, directing motion pictures like 'Las Vegas Nights' (1941), the Betty Rhodes musical 'Salute For Three' (1943) and the musical comedy 'Rainbow Island' (1944) with Dorothy Lamour.

He also appeared in 'Partners in Crime' (1937) and 'Top of the Town' (1937). Murphy's early work in directing consisted of various films, including 'The Big Shot' (1931), 'Girl Without a Room' (1933) and 'Song of the Eagle' (1933). Ralph Murphy was a well-known director who worked on a variety of many great films.

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