THE Life & Career of Actor

                                                                                    (7/4/1931 - 6/2/1977)

Island In The Sun

In this steamy controversial drama set on a lush Caribbean island, Oscar-nominated Dorothy Dandridge made film history by becoming the first black actress to star in an interracial love story.

Four different love affairs simultaneously wreak havoc in the lives of the inhabitants of a tropical paradise. A wealthy plantation owner plots murder when he suspects his wife of having an adulterous relationship. At the same time, is sister-in-law is drawn to his enemy, a dedicated black labor leader, and a governor's aide is torn over his scandalous affair with a native woman. The VHS cover does not mention the affair of the young English military officer of noble background courting the sister of the wealthy plantation owner that has native blood in her veins which causes her to want to break off her relationship with the English nobleman played by Stephen Boyd. Daring and exquisitely filmed on location, this rich romantic story with its focus on race, passion and politics, was one of the most talked about films of its day. 1957, color. 120 minutes.

20th Century Fox

Darryl F. Zanuck's Island in the Sun by Alec Waugh

Starring: James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Collins, Michael Rennie, Harry Belafonte and of course, Stephen Boyd (who gets no mention on the cover of the VHS cover by the way).