The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Two beachcombers with a yacht join woman-with-a-past Rita on a quest for black pearls on a secret island. Arrived, they find another white man has made himself high priest; but George, the latter's handome son, is fair game for Rita, who lands in the guise of a missionary! The inevitable conflict over the pearls brings violence and corruption to the quiet island.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Allan DwanDirector
- Jesse Lasky Jr.Screenplay
Cast
- Virginia MayoRita Delaine
- Dennis MorganDan Merrill
- David FarrarBully Hague
- Murvyn VyeHalemano
- Lance FullerGeorge
- Basil RuysdaelTuan Michael
- Lisa MontellMomu
- Carol ThurstonMother
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Themes
islandmissionaryreefpearl