After watching Planet of the Apes I added some Charlton Heston films to my Netflix queue, hence this review of 1963’s Diamond Head, set in Hawaii of 1959. I grew up in Honolulu so this film was mix of amusement and annoyance. The film deserves a lot of credit for tackling the testy issue of interracial romance, but otherwise it’s unquestionably dated, and ultimately I only found it entertaining as a film record of late fifties Hawaii.

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