Rainbow Island

Rainbow Island

NR 1917 · 6 min · ★ 5.0 · Comedy

After finding a note in a floating bottle, our hero is off to resue the heroine. He runs into a tribe of cannibals.

Directed by Billy Gilbert · Written by H.M. Walker

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