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Island in the Sun (1957) Facts
| Director(s) | Robert Rossen |
| Producer(s) | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Featured Cast | James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Collins, Michael Rennie |
| Total Facts | 3 |
Joan Fontaine received hundreds of hate letters, containing dimes and quarters, which read, "If you're so hard up that you have to work with a nigger..." They were post-marked from various parts of the country but they seemed to be dictated by one organization, as many of the phrases were the identical.
Final film of Hartley Power.
In August 1957, this film was being being shown on a double bill with Monkey on My Back.