Saturday, July 21, 2012

Return to Paradise (1953)

United Artists
Directed by Mark Robson
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, MGM Limited Edition Collection)

American Coop shows up on a South Seas island and starts living among the natives. First, he must deal with the minister who runs things with an iron fist. He falls in love with a young island girl, builds a hut and gets her pregnant. She dies giving birth and Coop leaves the island. Years pass, he returns to find his daughter making the same mistakes he made. Based on a  James Michener novel, it's a barely credible curiosity, filled with stereotypes and a contrived plot.

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