| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 82 min.)) : sound, color. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
Selznick collection |
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Selznick collection.
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| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by King Vidor. |
| Cast |
Joel McCrea, Dolores del Rio, John Halliday, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher. |
| Summary |
This original 1932 film is the uncut, restored version and contains some nudity. A young man (Joel McCrea) falls overboard and is saved by a beautiful Island girl (Dolores Del Rio). They fall in love, but their trouble starts when the local volcano begins to erupt. The man discovers that the local custom is to sacrifice a young woman to the volcanic gods. Lon Chaney Jr. is also in the cast. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Human sacrifice -- Drama.
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Oceania -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Tully, Richard Walton, 1877-1945.
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Marshek, Archie.
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Vidor, King, 1894-1982. Director. Producer.
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Selznick, David O., 1902-1965. Producer.
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Root, Wells. Screenwriter.
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Tuchock, Wanda. Screenwriter.
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Praskins, Leonard. Screenwriter.
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Del Rio, Dolores, 1905-1983. Actor.
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McCrea, Joel, 1905-1990. Actor.
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Halliday, John, 1880-1947. Actor.
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Gallagher, Skeets, 1890-1955. Actor.
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Steiner, Max. Composer.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
King Vidor's production of bird of paradise |
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King Vidor's bird of paradise |
| Music No. |
MWT13429697 |
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