Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Monte Blue is a doctor living on a remote island in the South Seas which has been invaded by greedy traders: white men who trade trinkets with the natives in exchange for diving for pearls. The natives soon take up western habits which threaten to annihilate their culture. One day a typhoon sweeps the good doctor to another island. This one is unspoiled by the white man. He lives in a tropical paradise, treated as a god by the women and leaders. He falls in love with native girl Raquel Torres after reviving her young brother from drowning. They have feasts and dance a lot. He stumbles upon a pearl one day and is overtaken by greed himself. He lights a fire to attract a ship, which backfires when the same greedy traders show up. Presented with music but intertitles for the dialogue, it is most interesting today for the location shooting in Tahiti.
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