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Bird of Paradise

A drama of forbidden love beyond the pale of white men's morals.

After a young South Seas sailor named Johnny falls overboard, Luana, the beautiful daughter of a Polynesian king, dives in and rescues him. The two fall in love, and though Luana is promised to another man, Johnny takes her away. For a brief time, the lovers live happily together. But when a local volcano threatens their lives, Luana knows she must sacrifice herself to the volcanic gods in order to save her island.

Original title
Bird of Paradise
Genre
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Director
King Vidor
Cast
Dolores del Río, Joel McCrea, John Halliday, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Bert Roach, Lon Chaney Jr., Wade Boteler, Arnold Gray, Reginald Simpson, Napoleon Pukui, Agostino Borgato, Sofia Ortega
Country
United States of America
Studios
RKO Radio Pictures
Language
en
Year
1932
Duration
80
Release date
1932-08-12
TMDB
5.100 · 29 votes
Status
Released

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