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South of Tahiti

1941-10-17 · 78 min · ★ 6.5

Action · Adventure

Three men survive a plane crashes on an uncharted Pacific island, south of Tahiti. One falls in love with the the daughter of the tribe's leader, heiress to the throne after the death of her brother, who is as savage as her pet leopard. The others try to devise a plan to rob the tribe's gold.

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Directors
George Waggner
Production companies
Universal Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Brian DonlevyBrian DonlevyBob
Broderick CrawfordBroderick CrawfordChuck
Andy DevineAndy DevineMoose
Maria MontezMaria MontezMelahi
Henry WilcoxonHenry WilcoxonCaptain Larkin
H.B. WarnerH.B. WarnerHigh Chief Kawalima
ArmidaArmidaTutara
Abner BibermanAbner BibermanTahawa
Ignacio SáenzKuana (as Ignacio Saenz)
Frank LackteenFrank LackteenBesar
John MertonJohn MertonSailor
Dave WengrenSailor
Barbara PepperBarbara PepperJulie
Don BarclayDon BarclayTattooer
Belle MitchellBelle MitchellTaupa
Al KikumeAl KikumePoliceman
Frank BrownleeFrank BrownleeHarbor master
Mayta PalmeraDancer
Victor GrovesSword Dancer
Gerardo Sei GrovesSword Dancer

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