AdventureDramaRomance
Bird of Paradise
"A drama of forbidden love beyond the pale of white men's morals."
User Score27 votes
48%4.8/10
Release1932→
Runtime1H 20M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8

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
Media16
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Director

King Vidor
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Box Office
Revenue$1M
Certification
NRKeywords
exotic islandvolcanolovepre-code
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Countries:United States of America
Production:RKO Radio Pictures


































