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The Hurricane

  • 19371937
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.6K
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POPULARITY
26,379
3,806
Jon Hall and Dorothy Lamour in The Hurricane (1937)
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A Polynesian sailor -- unjustly imprisoned after defending himself against a colonial bully -- is relentlessly persecuted by his island's martinet French governor.A Polynesian sailor -- unjustly imprisoned after defending himself against a colonial bully -- is relentlessly persecuted by his island's martinet French governor.A Polynesian sailor -- unjustly imprisoned after defending himself against a colonial bully -- is relentlessly persecuted by his island's martinet French governor.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
26,379
3,806
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    • Director
      • John Ford
    • Writers
      • Dudley Nichols(screen play)
      • Oliver H.P. Garrett(adaptation)
      • Charles Nordhoff(from the novel by)
    • Stars
      • Dorothy Lamour
      • Jon Hall
      • Mary Astor
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John Ford
    • Writers
      • Dudley Nichols(screen play)
      • Oliver H.P. Garrett(adaptation)
      • Charles Nordhoff(from the novel by)
    • Stars
      • Dorothy Lamour
      • Jon Hall
      • Mary Astor
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 53User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Trailer 2:42
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    Mary Astor and C. Aubrey Smith in The Hurricane (1937)
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    Mary Astor, Raymond Massey, and C. Aubrey Smith in The Hurricane (1937)
    Jon Hall and Dorothy Lamour in The Hurricane (1937)
    Mary Astor, Mamo Clark, Jerome Cowan, Raymond Massey, and Thomas Mitchell in The Hurricane (1937)
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    Dorothy Lamour
    Dorothy Lamour
    • Marama
    Jon Hall
    Jon Hall
    • Terangi
    Mary Astor
    Mary Astor
    • Mme. DeLaage
    C. Aubrey Smith
    C. Aubrey Smith
    • Father Paul
    Thomas Mitchell
    Thomas Mitchell
    • Dr. Kersaint
    Raymond Massey
    Raymond Massey
    • DeLaage
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Warden
    Jerome Cowan
    Jerome Cowan
    • Captain Nagle
    Al Kikume
    Al Kikume
    • Chief Mehevi
    Kuulei De Clercq
    • Tita
    Layne Tom Jr.
    Layne Tom Jr.
    • Mako
    Mamo Clark
    Mamo Clark
    • Hitia
    Movita
    Movita
    • Arai
    • (as Movita Castenada)
    Lei Aloha
    • Native
    • (uncredited)
    Lionel Braham
    Lionel Braham
    • The Governor
    • (uncredited)
    John Casey
    • Native
    • (uncredited)
    Spencer Charters
    Spencer Charters
    • Judge
    • (uncredited)
    Anne Chevalier
    • Reri
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Ford
    • Writers
      • Dudley Nichols(screen play)
      • Oliver H.P. Garrett(adaptation)
      • Charles Nordhoff(from the novel by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      John Ford insisted that no actor could possibly recreate the pain of a real flogging. Jon Hall agreed to undergo the real thing, and he submitted to being horsewhipped until his back bled. Unfortunately, his quest for verisimilitude went unnoticed as the censors found the sequence to be far too realistic and insisted that it be cut from the final film.
    • Goofs
      In one of the posters, Tarangi is shown with a revolver, but in fact he never handles a gun in the film.
    • Quotes

      DeLaage: You helped Terangi? My own priest?

      Father Paul: I'm his priest too!

      DeLaage: You helped a murderer!

      Father Paul: I aided a man whose heart is innocent.

      DeLaage: You've given aid to anarchy and bloodshed!

      Father Paul: I'll answer for it.

    • Connections
      Featured in Movies Are Adventure (1948)
    • Soundtracks
      Moon of Manakoora
      (1937) (uncredited)

      Music by Alfred Newman

      Main theme played throughout the film

    User reviews53

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    10/10
    Important for film students
    Sure, the leads are silly, and there's a great deal of mannered melodrama to endure, but don't overlook this. Academy Award nominations for Thomas Mitchell and Alfred Newman, and a well-deserved Oscar win for Thomas Moulton, the credited sound guy. The 10 minute Hurricane sequence plays entirely without music; just sound effects and scattered dialog, shouted over the wind and waves. You'll forget that the wind is ringing the church bell constantly through the storm, until the church is washed away and the bell sound is suddenly gone. The visual action and stunts are extraordinary and ahead of their time. I show this sequence to my film sound students, and I wish I could get it on DVD!
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    • davestone47
    • Jan 14, 2006

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    • Release date
      • February 7, 1938 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Orkan
    • Filming locations
      • Pago Pago, American Samoa
    • Production company
      • The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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