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The 1950s seemed to have developed a sub-genre of movies involving men stranded on tropical islands with beautiful women. Titles such as "Untamed Women," "Island of Desire," and "Island of Lost Women" spring to mind. Typical of this sub-genre is "Women of Pitcairn Island" which picks up the Bounty Trilogy one generation later. Pitcairn is now inhabited by the widows and children of the mutineers and tensions are developing. Most of the movie, however, deals with the arrival of some shipwrecked sailors who covet the island's women as well as a cache of black pearls they believe is hidden there.

Those looking for campy fun might should watch the deliciously ludicrous "Untamed Women." "Women of Pitcairn Island," while dated and a bit hokey, plays things too "straight" to offer a lot of laughs. And, somewhat surprisingly, it's sharply photographed in b&w and Regalscope, which means non-letterboxed tapes won't do it justice.

Veteran performers Lynn Bari and James Craig add a touch of professionalism to the proceedings but the "star" of the show is the blandly-named John Smith who plays Fletcher Christian's 17-year-old son. Unfortunately, Smith's attempts to play "youthful" and "unspoiled" come across instead as "not too bright" but he's easy on the eyes and, aside from the last minute of the movie, is bare-chested throughout. This being the prudish '50s, however, he wears his pants high enough to hide his navel in virtually every scene.

Smith played second-lead to Jeff Richards two years later in "Island of Lost Women." Once again he's on a tropical island with beautiful women but whereas "Pitcairn" is an unabashedly heterosexual fantasy, "Lost Women" has homoerotic undertones throughout.

The Women of Pitcairn Island is a cool picture from the 1950's when movies hadn't gone completely insane! I was lucky enough to buy a nice 16mm print of this picture, and I love it! The pirates who landed ashore looking for their shipmate who has stolen the black pearls are very cool! All good actors, and just the way a bunch of ruff horny men should act! It is ironic that on the Island of Pitcairn in 1999, 2004, 2010 and 2016 there were sexual assault trials involving adult men with children, and young girls! There were reported cases of men having sex with young girls during the 1950's when this film was made. So in some respects the pirate characters were not too far off from the truth! Horny men looking for young women to have sex with! What better place then Pitcairn Island! Some of the characters in this flick were based on real people, such as Thursday October Christian (1790-1831) who was the first son of Fletcher Christian (1764-1793) played in this picture by John Smith (who was the co-star of the television series "Laramie") James Craig who plays the lead pirate Jeb Page was a fine actor and very convincing in this roll! Lynn Bari who plays Maimiti had a long career in pictures going all the way back to the early 1930's. All of the cast members were all fine actors and actresses. People today in December 2020, look back at older pictures and cry "campy" but no matter how much older films may seem campy, they are a million times better than the total trash that Hollywood turns out now, and for the past 45 years with few exceptions. Have a Merry Covid-19 Christmas!