Island of Love (1963 film)

Island of Love is a 1963 American comedy film directed by Morton DaCosta and written by David R. Schwartz.

The film stars Robert Preston, Tony Randall, Giorgia Moll, Walter Matthau, Betty Bruce and Vassili Lambrinos.

[1][2] Steve Blair, always on the lookout for a new money-making scheme, spots a stripper acquaintance, Cha Cha Miller, at a Greek restaurant in New York, and overhears her gangster boyfriend Tony Dallas opine that somebody should make a wholesome movie about Adam and Eve.

Steve quickly enlists his best friend Paul Ferris to write the script, and together, they talk Tony into putting up the $2 million needed to make the film.

Tony feels hoodwinked and wants his money back, so Steve and Paul flee to Greece aboard a ship.