''Bikini Paradise'' is a 1967 American

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directed by Gregg G. Tallas and starring

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, Kieron Moore and John Baer.Ginibre, Lithgow & Cady p.203 The film's sets were designed by the

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took place in the

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. It was also known as White Savage.

Plot

Shortly after

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two naval officers are sent to find Harriet Pembroke, a schoolteacher who fled from the Japanese forces. Eventually they discover her on a small

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island with an all-female population of which she has become the leader.

Cast

as Rachel * Kieron Moore as Lieut. Allison Fraser * John Baer as Lieut. Anthony Crane *

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as Harriet Pembroke *

Alexander Knox Alexander Knox (16 January 1907 – 25 April 1995) was a Canadian actor and writer. He appeared in over 100 film, television, and theatrical productions over a career spanning from the 1920s until the late 1980s. He was nominated for an Oscar ...

as Commissioner Lighton *Anna Brazzou as Maya *Sylvia Sorente as Daphne *

Margaret Nolan Margaret Ann Nolan (29 October 1943 – 5 October 2020) was an English actress, visual artist and glamour model. She appeared in '' Goldfinger'', '' A Hard Day's Night'' and six '' Carry On'' films, and also regularly appeared on screen from t ...

as Margarita *

Robert Beatty Robert Rutherford Beatty (19 October 1909 – 3 March 1992) was a Canadian actor who worked in film, television and radio for most of his career and was especially known in the UK. Early years Beatty was born in Hamilton, Ontario, the son of ...

as Commissioner *Michele Mahaut as Lisa *Francine Welch as Charlotte *Pilar Clemens as Julia *Aida Power as Ingrid

References

Bibliography

* Jean-Louis Ginibre, John Lithgow & Barbara Cady. ''Ladies Or Gentlemen: A Pictorial History of Male Cross-dressing in the Movies''. Filipacchi Publishing, 2005.

External links

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