Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

5.1IMDb Score
Released:1932-08-12
Duration:80 min
Director:King Vidor
Actors:Dolores del Río, Joel McCrea, John Halliday, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Bert Roach
Production:RKO Radio Pictures

Overview:

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.

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