The photography is exotic, but the story is for the birds.
Bird of Paradise/The Lady Refuses (1932)
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Reviews Counted: 5
Fresh: 2
Rotten:3
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Runtime: 82 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: A pleasure yacht carrying a group of Americans hits a stiff wind and is forced to land on a remote island. The natives come out to greet the boat, and Johnny, one of the passengers, soon falls in love with Luana, a local girl. He decides that he... A pleasure yacht carrying a group of Americans hits a stiff wind and is forced to land on a remote island. The natives come out to greet the boat, and Johnny, one of the passengers, soon falls in love with Luana, a local girl. He decides that he would be much happier living with Luana in this paradise than returning to his urban lifestyle. But first he must overcome some obstacles, such as teaching Luana English and rescuing her from the man she is being forced to marry. [More]
Starring: Dolores Del Rio, Joel McCrea, John Halliday, Lon Chaney
Starring: Dolores Del Rio, Joel McCrea, John Halliday, Lon Chaney, Skeets Gallagher, Bert Roach, Oliver Toones
Director: King Vidor
Director: King Vidor
Composer: Max Steiner
Producer: David O. Selznick
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Reviews for Bird of Paradise/The Lady Refuses
The story is pretty tired, the depictions of the natives pretty xenophobic ... but it's worth watching for a few moments that transcend the film they're stuck in.
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