Bird of Paradise (1932)A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god. Director:King Vidor |
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Bird of Paradise (1932)A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god. Director:King Vidor |
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| Dolores del Rio | ... |
Luana
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| Joel McCrea | ... |
Johnny Baker
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| John Halliday | ... |
Mac
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Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher | ... |
Chester
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Bert Roach | ... |
Hector
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| Lon Chaney Jr. | ... |
Thornton
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Wade Boteler | ... |
Skipper Johnson
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Arnold Gray | ... |
Walker
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Reginald Simpson | ... |
O'Fallon
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Napoleon Pukui | ... |
The King
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Agostino Borgato | ... |
Medicine Man
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Sofia Ortega | ... |
Mahumahu
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A young man falls overboard and is saved by a beautiful Polynesian girl. They fall in love, but their idyll is smashed when the local volcano begins to erupt. The man discovers that the local custom is to sacrifice a young woman to the volcanic gods. They try to escape but realize that "east is east and west is west, and never the twain shall meet." Written by Ed Lorusso
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.