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A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.
Language
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue --
English
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue --
Keywords
based on novel or book
south seas
hurricane
honeymoon
tahiti
prison escape
shark
tropical island
racial prejudice
south sea island
told in flashback
disaster movie
colonial era
schooner
Casts
Dorothy Lamour
Marama
Jon Hall
Terangi
Mary Astor
Mme. DeLaage
C. Aubrey Smith
Father Paul
Thomas Mitchell
Dr. Kersaint
Raymond Massey
DeLaage
John Carradine
Warden
Jerome Cowan
Captain Nagle
Al Kikume
Chief Mehevi
Kuulei De Clercq
Tita
Layne Tom Jr.
Mako
Mamo Clark
Hitia
Movita
Arai
Lei Aloha
Native (uncredited)
Lionel Braham
The Governor (uncredited)
John Casey
Native (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
Judge (uncredited)
Anne Chevalier
Reri (uncredited)
Inez Courtney
Girl on Ship (uncredited)
Yola d'Avril
Club Hibiscus Singer (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
Abusive Drunk (uncredited)
Roger Drake
Captain of the Guards (uncredited)
Vic Groves
Native (uncredited)
Louis Hahn
Native (uncredited)
Flora Hayes
Mama Rua (uncredited)
George Herrera
Native (uncredited)
David Hopi
Native (uncredited)
Henry Kanea
Native (uncredited)
Prince Leilani
Native (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin
Sailor (uncredited)
Hawksha Paia
Native (uncredited)
Satini Pualoa
Native (uncredited)
John Pumau
Native (uncredited)
Max Reid
Native (uncredited)
Mary Shaw
Marunga (uncredited)
Kay Silva
Native (uncredited)
Hugo Fregonese
Native (uncredited)
Crews
Dudley Nichols
Screenplay
John Ford
Director
Charles Nordhoff
Novel
Oliver H.P. Garrett
Adaptation
James Norman Hall
Novel
Omar Kiam
Costume Design
Alexander Golitzen
Assistant Art Director
James Basevi
Special Effects
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Lloyd Nosler
Editor
Richard Day
Art Direction
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography
Wingate Smith
Assistant Director
Ray Binger
Special Effects
Stuart Heisler
Other
Lee Zavitz
Special Effects
Paul Stader
Stunts
W.P. Lipscomb
Additional Writing
Samuel Goldwyn
Presenter
R. T. Layton
Special Effects Assistant
Alexander Kahle
Still Photographer
Hugo Friedhofer
Orchestrator
Carl Saxe
Stunts
Archie Stout
Additional Photography
Ben Hecht
Additional Writing
Jack Noyes
Sound Recordist
Percy Ikerd
Location Manager
Paul Eagler
Additional Photography
Robert Coburn
Still Photographer
Lila Finn
Stunt Double
Edward B. Powell
Orchestrator
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Alfred Newman
Music Director
Merritt Hulburd
Associate Producer
Backdrops & Posters
