South of Tahiti
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| Directed by | George Waggner |
| Produced by | George Waggner |
| Screenplay by | Gerald Geraghty |
| Story by | Ainsworth Morgan |
| Starring | Brian Donlevy |
| Cinematography | Elwood Bredell |
| Edited by | Frank Gross |
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Production
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Universal Pictures
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
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78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
South of Tahiti is a 1941 American south seas adventure film directed by George Waggner and starring Brian Donlevy. It helped launch Maria Montez as a pin-up star.[1] She played a leading role; response was such that Universal then cast her in Arabian Nights.[2]
Plot
Three pearl hunters wind up stranded on a South Pacific island.
Cast
- Brian Donlevy as Bob
- Broderick Crawford as Chuck
- Andy Devine as Moose
- Maria Montez as Melahi
- Henry Wilcoxon as Captain Larkin
- H. B. Warner as High Chief Kawalima
- Armida as Tutara
- Abner Biberman as Tahawa
- Ignacio Sáenz as Kuala (as Ignacio Saenz)
- Frank Lackteen as Besar
Production
The film was intended to be Montez's first starring vehicle. It was originally known as Captive Wild Woman and was to star Montez, Brian Donlevy, Broderick Crawford and Andy Devine. Then its name was changed to White Savage. Gerald Geraghty and Ainsworth Morgan were originally reported as working on the script.[3]
Henry Wilcoxon was then announced for the role of the main villain.[4] The script was rewritten so his character survived at the end.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ South of Tahiti at Mariamontez.org
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). South of Tahiti at IMDb
- South of Tahiti at the TCM Movie Database
- Review of film at Variety
- South Seas Cinema
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