Bird of Paradise (1932)
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.
- Released
- 1932-08-12
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- King Vidor, Wells Root, Wanda Tuchock, Leonard Praskins
- TMDB rating
- 5.1/10 from 29 votes
Cast
- Dolores del Río as Luana
- Joel McCrea as Johnny Baker
- John Halliday as Mac
- Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher as Chester
- Bert Roach as Hector
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Thornton
- Wade Boteler as Capitaine Johnson
- Arnold Gray as Walker
- Reginald Simpson as O'Fallon
- Napoleon Pukui as The King
- Agostino Borgato as Medicine Man
- Sofia Ortega as Mahumahu