Bird of Paradise Page #2

Synopsis: A young man falls overboard and is saved by a beautiful Polynesian girl. They fall in love, but their idyll is smashed when the local volcano begins to erupt. The man discovers that the local custom is to sacrifice a young woman to the volcanic gods. They try to escape but realize that "east is east and west is west, and never the twain shall meet."
Director(s): King Vidor
Production: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
 
IMDB:
6.1
PASSED
Year:
1932
80 min
108 Views


Hey Mac, what's happened to Johnny?

I can't find him...

his bunk hasn't been slept in.

Hey, Skipper, is Johnny on board?

- I have't seen him, where is he?

- What's all the ruckus?

Johnny's not on the boat.

What are you grinning about, Mac?

Well, as a matter of fact,

I had a long talk with Johnny last night.

And he's decided to stay on the island

and we'll pick him up on the way back.

- On the Island?

-Yep!

Aw, you're kidding, Mac,

Johnny's somewhere on this boat.

No I'm not kidding and, as a matter

of fact, I think it's a swell idea.

I wish I'd done the same

thing when I was a kid.

Why, this is ridiculous! Hey, Skipper,

turn around, we're going back.

He'll never get out of there alive,

those people are savages.

- Come on Skipper, let's go back.

- Come on! Turn around!

We're not going back,

we're going on right as we are.

- Mac, are you mad?

- No, I'm not mad.

I think I know Johnny a

little better than you fellows.

Matter of fact, I'm for him 100%,

and I told him so last night.

So that's that!

Now, don't you boys worry about Johnny,

I packed his duffle bag and

put in everything he'll need.

Let's see...hot water bottle,

bicarbonate of soda,

needle and thread, a box of toothpicks,

tennis racket, golf sticks,

a bottle of ginger ale...

Oh! And a ukulele.

Hey, Brat! What are you doin' here?

You're gonna cut yourself with that!

Hey there, Oscar, you have my boy's shirt!

What are you doing? Here, give me that!

You're gonna wreck all that.

Hey! What's going on around here?

What?

Hey, what's the big idea?

My, my, my...roses!

Hey, who thought this up?

I don't get you, Sister.

Oh, you want me to sit down.

Oh! Well, all right,

I'll try anything once!

I don't get you, Baby.

Oh, you want me to struggle with you.

Never on occasions like this!

Well, all right, but remember

I'm only pretending!

Ene-hu.

Ene-hu again!

Oh! Ene-hu more!

Seems we have company.

Come on baby.

We gotta make a run for it.

A happy carefree peoples...

fond of light wines and dancing, huh?

What does it say?

You don't tell me.

Well, I'll have to consult my secretary

before I can tell you about that.

Here! Take a letter!

What's that about Luana?

Oh, I see.

Yeah.

Oh, I see! Luana!

Oh! That's me! The white stick, huh?

Native.

Luana go down to native village, huh?

Marry native prince, kanaka?

Hey! Ya can't get down there,

it's too steep!

Luana!

Luana!

Luana!

Luana, don't go with them, Luana!

White man want you to

stay here with him always.

Don't you understand, Luana?

I want you to stay

here with me.

Untie my hands!

Untie the rope!

Where I can get a canoe?

I've gotta have a canoe!

A canoe! Don't you understand?

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