Pearl of the South Pacific
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Director Allan Dwan Duration Language English | 5.6/10 IMDb Genre Action, Adventure Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date July 4, 1955 (1955-07-04) Writer Jesse Lasky Jr. (screenplay), Talbot Jennings (additional dialogue), Anna Hunger (story) Music director Howard Jackson, William Lava, Louis Forbes Screenplay Jesse L. Lasky, Jr., Talbot Jennings Cast Virginia Mayo (Rita Delaine), Dennis Morgan (Dan Merrill), David Farrar (Bully Hague), Murvyn Vye (Halemano), Lance Fuller (George), Basil Ruysdael (Tuan Michael)Similar movies Jurassic World , Self/less , Mission: Impossible II , The Incredibles , How to Train Your Dragon , The Expendables Tagline 'What's one more sin! when there's a fortine to share?' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pearl of the South Pacific is a 1955 American adventure film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Jesse L. Lasky, Jr. and Talbot Jennings. The film stars Virginia Mayo, Dennis Morgan, David Farrar, Murvyn Vye and Lance Fuller. The film was released on July 4, 1955 by RKO Radio Pictures.
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Plot
Dan Merrill awakens on his boat after a night of drinking to find his former love, Rita Delaine, there with his partner, Bully Hague. Appealing to his greed, Rita and Bully coax him into coming along to an island where supposedly they can dive for a hidden treasure of rare black pearls.
On the island, high priest Michael, a white man, has a son, George, who is about to marry Momu, the daughter of Halemano, the native chief. The arrival of the boat carrying Dan, Rita and Bully interrupts the wedding ceremony. Before the interlopers can be repelled, Rita poses as a missionary and George, who has never seen the outside world, persuades his father to welcome her to their isle.
After a prank during which her clothes are stolen, Rita ingratiates herself with the natives and infatuates George. He shows her a lagoon where the pearls can be found but refuses to dive, calling it taboo. Rita laughs and dives in, only to encounter a giant, deadly octopus.
Bully becomes more aggressive in seeking the pearls. He goes to the lagoon with George and together they slay the octopus, but Bully then stabs him in the back. The natives come after the newcomers and kill Bully with a spear. Halemano also orders Rita to be put to death, but Dan rescues her. He gives back the pearls, however, and decides with Rita to remain there, living on the island, rather than sail away.
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