South Sea Adventure Calls
A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.
- 6.7
- 1937
- Released
- 1h 44m
Jon Hall
Terangi
Dorothy Lamour
Marama
Raymond Massey
DeLaage
Mary Astor
Mme. DeLaage
C. Aubrey Smith
Father Paul
Thomas Mitchell
Dr. Kersaint
Jerome Cowan
Captain Nagle
Al Kikume
Chief Mehevi
John Carradine
Guard Captain
Kuulei De Clercq
Tita
Layne Tom Jr.
Mako
Mamo Clark
Hitia
Movita
Arai
Chris-Pin Martin
Nagle's Mate (uncredited)
Inez Courtney
Tourist on Ocean Liner (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
Judge (uncredited)
Lionel Braham
The Governor (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
The Bully (uncredited)
Yola d'Avril
Club Hibiscus Singer (uncredited)Roger Drake
The Jailer (uncredited)Flora Hayes
Mama Rua (uncredited)
Anne Chevalier
Reri (uncredited)Mary Shaw
Marunga (uncredited)Lei Aloha
Native (uncredited)John Casey
Native (uncredited)Vic Groves
Native (uncredited)Louis Hahn
Native (uncredited)George Herrera
Native (uncredited)David Hopi
Native (uncredited)Henry Kanea
Native (uncredited)Prince Leilani
Native (uncredited)Hawksha Paia
Native (uncredited)Satini Pualoa
Native (uncredited)John Pumau
Native (uncredited)Max Reid
Native (uncredited)Kay Silva
Native (uncredited)![The Hurricane (1937) Original Trailer [HD]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5nEfH3tJ5a0/hqdefault.jpg)
Released
en
$2,000,000.00
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- #freedom
- #south seas
- #hurricane
- #honeymoon
- #tahiti
- #prison escape
- #jail
- #black and white
- #wedding
- #accidental death
- #shark
- #tropical island
- #racial prejudice
- #white man's burden
- #south sea island
- #told in flashback
- #ethical dilemma
- #marital discord
- #disaster movie
- #colonial era
- #missionary priest
- #schooner
- #tribal people
- #fidelity
- #primitive civilization
- #law and order
- #polynesians
- #colonial justice
- #french criminal code
- #missionary doctor
- #sadistic guard
Reviews
This is all about the last ten minutes - and those largely forgive the preceding 100 which produce a rather dull, south seas melodrama as Jon Hall "Terangi" is imprisoned for defending himself against a bully. The intransigent French Colonial Governor "DeLaage" (a suitably maniacal Daniel Massey) makes it his mission to ensure that the rule of law prevails, and that "Terangi" is suitably punished