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Bird of Paradise

Not Rated
AdventureDramaRomance
5/10(22 ratings)

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.

08-12-1932
1h 20m
Bird of Paradise
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Main Cast

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

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
King Vidor
Production:
RKO Radio Pictures
Revenue:
$753,000

Key Crew

Director:
King Vidor
Screenplay:
Wells Root
Choreographer:
Busby Berkeley
Screenplay:
Wanda Tuchock
Screenplay:
Leonard Praskins

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en