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12 August 1932 (USA) morePlot:
A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Love, Romance & A Volcano more (17 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Dolores del Rio | ... | Luana |
 | Joel McCrea | ... | Johnny Baker |
| John Halliday | ... | Mac |
| Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher | ... | Chester |
| Bert Roach | ... | Hector |
 | Lon Chaney Jr. | ... | Thornton (as Creighton Chaney) |
| Wade Boteler | ... | Skipper Johnson |
| Arnold Gray | ... | Walker |
| Reginald Simpson | ... | O'Fallon |
| Napoleon Pukui | ... | The King |
| Agostino Borgato | ... | Medicine Man |
| Sofia Ortega | ... | Mahumahu |
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80 min | USA:82 min (FMC Library Print)Country:
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Mono (RCA Photophone System)Fun Stuff
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The native village huts were later reused for the inhabitants of Skull Island in RKO's classic King Kong (1933). moreFAQ
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A young man, sailing the South Seas with friends, is saved from a shark by a lovely chief's daughter. They fall madly in love, only to have him learn that his beautiful BIRD OF PARADISE is destined to be sacrificed to Pele, the volcano god.
Essentially a piece of fluff, this film is enhanced by the performances of Dolores Del Rio & Joel McCrea. They handle the romantics quite nicely (her skinny dip providing proof this is a pre-Production Code movie). The rest of the cast, which includes Lon Chaney Jr. & 'Skeets' Gallagher, exist purely to provide support to the stars.
Location filming in Hawaii and a beautiful, evocative score by Max Steiner emphasize the languid mood of the plot.