Having inherited the warhorse stage piece Bird of Paradise from his predecessor William LeBaron, RKO Radio production chief David O. Selznick opted to do the property up brown, hoping to transform the Richard Walton Tully original into RKO's "prestige" offering of 1932. Joel McCrea stars as a handsome South Seas soldier of fortune who falls in love with Dolores Del Rio, the daughter of a Polynesian native chieftain. Alas, their idyllic romance is destined to come to a sudden and violent end: tribal custom decrees that Del ...
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Having inherited the warhorse stage piece Bird of Paradise from his predecessor William LeBaron, RKO Radio production chief David O. Selznick opted to do the property up brown, hoping to transform the Richard Walton Tully original into RKO's "prestige" offering of 1932. Joel McCrea stars as a handsome South Seas soldier of fortune who falls in love with Dolores Del Rio, the daughter of a Polynesian native chieftain. Alas, their idyllic romance is destined to come to a sudden and violent end: tribal custom decrees that Del Rio is to be sacrificed to the local volcano. After initial resistance, the heroine nobly resigns herself to her fate, realizing that there is no place for her in her white lover's civilization. A more conservative (and far less costly) version of Bird of Paradise was filmed in 1952, with Jeff Chandler and Debra Paget. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Dolores Del Rio, Joel McCrea. Very good. 1932 Run time: 82. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Dolores Del Rio, Joel McCrea. Very good. 2012 Run time: 82. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Napoleon Pukui, Reginald Simpson, Arnold Gray, Wade Boteler, Lon Chaney Jr., Bert Roach, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, John... New. 1932 Run time: 80. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
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Joel McCrea, Dolores del Rio. New. 1932 Run time: 80. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
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Lon Chaney Jr., Lon Chaney, Jr., Dolores Del Rio, Joel McCrea, John Halliday, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Creighton Chaney,... New. 2012 Run time: 82. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
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