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Bird of Paradise

  • 1932
  • Passed
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
1.7K
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Dolores Del Río and Joel McCrea in Bird of Paradise (1932)
Jungle AdventureTragedyTragic RomanceAdventureDramaRomance

A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god.A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god.A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god.

  • Director
    • King Vidor
  • Writers
    • Richard Walton Tully
    • Wells Root
    • Wanda Tuchock
  • Stars
    • Dolores Del Río
    • Joel McCrea
    • John Halliday
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • King Vidor
    • Writers
      • Richard Walton Tully
      • Wells Root
      • Wanda Tuchock
    • Stars
      • Dolores Del Río
      • Joel McCrea
      • John Halliday
    • 47User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Dolores Del Río
    Dolores Del Río
    • Luana
    • (as Dolores del Rio)
    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
    • (as Creighton Chaney)
    Wade Boteler
    Wade Boteler
    • Skipper Johnson
    Arnold Gray
    Arnold Gray
    • Walker
    Reginald Simpson
    Reginald Simpson
    • O'Fallon
    Napoleon Pukui
    • The King
    Agostino Borgato
    Agostino Borgato
    • Medicine Man
    Sofia Ortega
    • Mahumahu
    Mailoa Kalili
    • Child on Beach
    • (uncredited)
    Freddie Letuli
    • Child on Beach
    • (uncredited)
    Kuka Tuima
    • Child on Beach
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • King Vidor
    • Writers
      • Richard Walton Tully
      • Wells Root
      • Wanda Tuchock
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Lon Chaney Jr., billed under his real name of Creighton Chaney.
    • Goofs
      At about the 16:00 mark there is a medium shot of 3 characters. The one on the right pulls off his sweater and begins to unbutton his shirt. He is then shown in a 2 character shot still wearing the sweater, followed by another medium shot with the sweater off.
    • Quotes

      Chester: What do they call this place?

      Johnny Baker: Probably one of the Virgin Islands

      Chester: Heaven forbid.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
    • Soundtracks
      Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)
      (1931) (uncredited)
      Music by Fred E. Ahlert
      Sung (with non-lexical vocables) by Johnny as Luana pulls his dinghy to shore.

    User reviews47

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    8/10

    Beautiful Film

    A very beautiful & romantic film. It's about a lovely native woman named Luana (Dolores del Rio) and the man that falls in-love with her, Johnny Baker (Joel McCrea). Luana is chosen by the other island natives to be sacrificed to the volcano. This is a story we've all heard of by now but this might be the first film on the subject matter.

    I discovered this film via Creighton Chaney. I was looking to watch a film from him that I have yet to see. He's not in this one very much, his character Thornton is more of a supporting role, but he did not have to be in this film for me to enjoy it. I'm glad to discover it because it's a wonderful story.

    8/10
    • Rainey-Dawn
    • Mar 11, 2016
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    • Release date
      • August 12, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hawaiian
    • Also known as
      • Cennet Perisi
    • Filming locations
      • Hawaii, USA(2nd unit establishing shots)
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $752,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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