Lost Lagoon

One of schlockmeister Milton Subotsky's earliest credits as a writer coincided with director John Rawlins' cinematic swan song on this quickie distributed by United Artists with a plot that rather resemble's 'Last Holiday'. Former fresh-faced thirties leading man Jeffrey Lynn looks frightfully middle-aged with a moustache gets very innocently involved with an innocent young maiden to the accompaniment of calypso music.

It's all rather twee and nearly everyone behaves with fifties propriety, and it's too bad the budget didn't run to colour. Also of interest is the presence of eighties soap opera regular Peter Donat looking shockingly young.

There were difficult decisions to be made by a few characters in this film were the correct ones made? No!

Mrs Walker was very odd looking like she had far too much botox or something but this was possibly deliberate to give her a strong contrast to the delightful Liz.

An interesting plot but do I wish that it had been in colour.

Worth watching as the situation has applied to countless couples over the years and will continue to do so. Stay with a young dolly bird or go back to a wife the same age as himself?

There were further complications of course so the decision was not straight forward..

missing English accent on Leila Barry and missing accents on Bahamians mostly no-name actors (though Lynn appeared in quite a few films) small island in Bahamas Bermuda Studio Production

"Lost Lagoon" is a very low-budget film that still is very much worth seeing. Sure, it's got a few faults--but it also does amazingly well for what it is. Think about it--this is the only production by Bermuda Studio Production and the leading lady never appeared in another show or movie according to IMDb--yet it is very satisfying to watch.

The film begins with Charlie (Jeffery Lynn) approaching his brother-in-law for a loan to pay off his insurance premium. But instead of just giving him the money, the brother-in-law takes him aboard his fishing boat and they head out to sea from Miami. He does give him the money--but soon after, a huge storm hits and Charlie is washed overboard. He is assumed dead but actually washes up on an obscure island in the Bahamas (and there are LOTS of obscure little islands there). Here he is nursed back to health by a nice young lady, Elizabeth (Leila Barry). Eventually, he catches a ride back to Miami and when he returns home, no one realizes he's returned...and he starts to wonder why he returned! So, he quickly returns to the island and decides to continue letting everyone think he's dead and live out his life with Elizabeth. But, of course, there's a lot more to the story.

Perhaps this story appealed more to me because I am middle-aged and because I have recently been to the Bahamas. All I know is that although I am very happy, I could see how such a situation could be very tempting for a vaguely disaffected man. It makes for a compelling story and moral quandary. It also happens to be well made and interesting throughout. Because of the tiny budget and how effective the film is, I'm scoring this one an 8. It is currently available for streaming live through Netflix--otherwise I doubt if you'll be able to find such a small film.

"Lost Lagoon" is a must watch for fans of offbeat movies!

There are no evil people, just good people cast into very unusual situations. The movie reveals how they handle these unusual circumstances.

Interestingly, Leila Barry, who radiantly plays the love interest, is never seen again in another movie. She presents a strong screen presence that is coveted by producers.

Calypso/Reggae fans will appreciate the considerable music interludes as the Bahamian employees of the resort act as a greek chorus explaining the fate of their employers in their music.

I highly recommend this movie for 79 minutes of fine entertainment.

Made around the time when Calypso music was very popular, LOST LAGOON is a mixed bag of Caribbean romance and melodrama. Jeffrey Lynn plays a 40-something lawyer who is harried by the demands of an opportunistic wife and weighed down by financial problems, who is presumably lost at sea in a hurricane and seizes upon the chance to live a less hectic existence when shipwrecked on a small island near Bermuda. He is nursed back to health by the small island's population, including a lonely spinster (well played by Leila Barry). Unfortunately, the man's life insurance policy requires proof of death, which introduces a snooping insurance adjuster character (Peter Donat) looking for that proof. The authentic island and music atmosphere is countered by improbable dialog that deprives the story of the conviction it might have had.