The read
Most of the 71 1930s adventure movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
29 audience votes
Key crew
- King VidorDirector
- Wells RootScreenplay
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- Wanda TuchockScreenplay
- Leonard PraskinsScreenplay
Cast
- Dolores del RíoLuana
- Joel McCreaJohnny Baker
- John HallidayMac
- Richard 'Skeets' GallagherChester
- Bert RoachHector
- Lon Chaney Jr.Thornton
- Wade BotelerCapitaine Johnson
- Arnold GrayWalker
- Reginald SimpsonO'Fallon
- Napoleon PukuiThe King
- Agostino BorgatoMedicine Man
- Sofia OrtegaMahumahu
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Themes
exotic islandvolcanolovepre-code