Bird of Paradise Page #4

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
112 Views


and all of a sudden, out of the air

comes sound. Right where you are.

Isn't that swell?

Now, look, it's getting dark.

Now, if we were in

San Francisco, bingo!

I'd press a button..lights!

Oh, Johnny, but it is

so nice in the dark.

Say, Luana, you certainly

make civilization look silly.

But it's not, really!

It's great!

Gee, wait 'til you see it!

Market Street with all

its traffic and lights.

People going to theaters. Hotels

with grand, tiled bathrooms...

Hot water running into steaming tubs.

Restaurants where they serve grand food.

Parties, football games, dances.

Speed boats, airplanes

roaring through the air.

Gee, Luana, civilization's...

You're a sweet kid.

Pele, Pele!

Johnny

Johnny!

Oh, Johnny!

Johnny!

Johnny!

Johnny!

Johnny!

Johnny!

Johnny!

Luana!

Luana!

Luana!

Luana!

Luana! Luana!

Johnny.

Luana.

Johnny!

Luana!

What are they gonna do to you?!?

What are they gonna do to you?!?!?

I make big sin, Johnny.

They give me to Pele.

Aw, you haven't sinned.

I loved you and you loved me,

that's all there is to it!

But I taboo for white man, Johnny.

That's not true!

Oh, I caused all this.

I am happy, Johnny.

I happy you steal me away

and we live together.

I happy you teach me kiss.

I happy you hold me.

I happy for everything!

It was best thing that ever come to me.

I thought I just had a yen for ya.

I thought this was only gonna be a lark!

Oh, but I love you, Luana.

I love you more than

I've ever loved anyone.

More than I COULD love anyone!

Thank you very much...Johnny.

What do you want?

Do you understand? What do you want?

Let her go! Let her go!

I'll give you anything you want.

Ships, knives, canoes, anything.

Only, but let her go, please, please!

Oh, Johnny.

What is it?

Whatsa matter, Luana?

What did he say?

Prince say now you come for me,

Pele angry.

Volcano curse on you!

Prince say you die...too.

Well, that's all right.

That's sort of as it should be.

No, that's wrong!

I sin, Pele God He angry at me.

No, Pele is no God, Luana.

He's only a hole in the ground.

There's only one God, Luana.

Oh, God, help us.

Get her out of this.

It's Pele.

"Our Father which art in heaven,"

"Hallowed be thy name."

"Thy kingdom come,"

"Thy will be done, on

earth as it is in heaven."

They're coming for us!

I've got to kiss you, Luana!

Try! See if you can reach me!

Let her alone!

Oh, do what you want to me!

Let her alone!

Don't shoot anymore, Skipper

Wait and see what happens.

Quiet!

Yeah, that'll fix ya up, young fella.

And don't you move that arm!

That's a bad hole they put in you.

Why, hello, Luana.

Johnny...die?

No, no, no!

There is nothing to worry about.

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