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Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

★ 5.1/10•1932•1h 20m•NR•Adventure•Drama•Romance

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

When a young South Seas sailor falls overboard, the beautiful daughter of a Polynesian king dives in and saves his life. Thus begins the romance of Johnny and Luana. Though Luana is promised to another man, Johnny whisks her away, and for a brief time the lovers live very happily together. But, when a local volcano threatens their lives, Luana knows that she must sacrifice herself to the volcanic gods in order to save her island.

King Vidor · Director

Wells Root · Screenplay

Wanda Tuchock · Screenplay

Leonard Praskins · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 20m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 12, 1932
Revenue$753,000

Actors

Dolores del Río

Dolores del Río

Luana

Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Johnny Baker

John Halliday

John Halliday

Mac

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Chester

Bert Roach

Bert Roach

Hector

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Thornton

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Capitaine Johnson

Arnold Gray

Arnold Gray

Walker

Reginald Simpson

Reginald Simpson

O'Fallon

Napoleon Pukui

The King

Agostino Borgato

Medicine Man

Sofia Ortega

Mahumahu

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