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White Shadows in the South Seas
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White Shadows in the South Seas

1928-11-11 · 88 min · ★ 6.7

Romance · Adventure · Drama

An alcoholic doctor on a Polynesian island, disgusted by white exploitation of the natives, finds himself marooned on a pristinely beautiful island.

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Directors
W.S. Van Dyke
Production companies
Cosmopolitan Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Monte BlueMonte BlueDr. Matthew Lloyd
Raquel TorresRaquel TorresFayaway
Robert AndersonRobert AndersonSebastian
Renee BushLucy
NapuaNative Boy
Dorothy JanisDorothy JanisGirl

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