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White Shadows in the South Seas (1928)
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10 November 1928 (USA)
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Matthew Lloyd has drifted away from a respectable career as a physician, and lives a mediocre existence in a Polynesian island...
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South Sea Isle
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Marquesas Islands
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Turtle
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Won Oscar.
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One of the best by Woody Van Dyke and Monte Blue
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(Complete credited cast) | Monte Blue | ... | Dr. Matthew Lloyd |
| Raquel Torres | ... | Fayaway |
| Robert Anderson | ... | Sebastian, a Trader |
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88 min
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This was MGM's first sound picture, and premiered in Hollywood at Sid Grauman's Chinese Theater on Friday, 3 Aug 1928.
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Featured in Settling the Score (2005) (TV)
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Flower of Love
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Woody Van Dyke was a prolific director, with many well-loved and classic movies helmed by him. "White Shadows in the South Seas" is one of his best, showing a mastery of camera use and a skill in leading his cast.
Monte Blue was, likewise, a very prolific actor, but his lead role here has to be one of his best, and one of his best performances. He was very affecting, very touching, and even handled the pre-Yakima Canutt fight scenes well.
There is a realism to this movie that caught my attention, even though I am very familiar with the silent genre, having been, for example, a regular for years at the old Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles when it was run by the great John Hampton.
As others have commented here, the beauty of the location joined with the quality of the acting and directing to make this masterpiece a cinematic experience, and I urge everyone to grab any opportunity to watch it.