Film

Bird of Paradise

1932 · 1h 20m · Adventure · Drama · Romance

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

IMDb

6.0

Rotten Tomatoes

50%

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.

Dolores del Río

Luana

Joel McCrea

Johnny Baker

John Halliday

Mac

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Chester

Bert Roach

Hector

Lon Chaney Jr.

Thornton

Wade Boteler

Capitaine Johnson

Arnold Gray

Walker

Reginald Simpson

O'Fallon

Napoleon Pukui

The King

Agostino Borgato

Medicine Man

Sofia Ortega

Mahumahu

• King VidorDirector · Producer
• Wells RootScreenplay
• Wanda TuchockScreenplay
• Leonard PraskinsScreenplay
• David O. SelznickExecutive Producer
• Lucien N. AndriotDirector of Photography
• Edward CronjagerDirector of Photography
• Clyde De VinnaDirector of Photography
• Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
• Archie MarshekEditor

Release date

August 12, 1932

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

NR

Revenue

$753,000

Genres

Adventure, Drama, Romance

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