Busby berkeley, who was still an upandcoming choreographer at the time, choreographed the films jungle dance scenes. The screenplay was also written by daves and was based on the play by richard. Bird of paradise 1932 when a young south seas sailor falls overboard, the beautiful daughter of a polynesian king dives in and saves his life. Bird of paradise is a 1951 american color drama film produced and directed by delmer daves and starring debra paget, louis jourdan, and jeff chandler. When a young south seas sailor falls overboard, the beautiful daughter of a polynesian king dives in and saves his lifeand a romance begins stars.
Kodachrome is the only color reversal stock that retained silver in the blacks. One really couldnt ask for more than hunky joel mcrea and gorgeous delores del rio as eye candy in bird of paradise, a 1932 film which makes it precode and quite sexy. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Bird of paradise is an american film directed by king vidor, released in 1932. The owner of this website is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon properties including, but not limited to,,, or. Johnny joel mccrea is an intrepid young sailor traveling the south seas who falls in love with luana delores del rio, the beautiful daughter of an island chief. Bird of paradise has the distinction of being the first sound film to have a full symphonic musical score, which was created by none other than max steiner. Bird of paradise 1932 stream and watch online moviefone. Bird of paradise is a 1951 american color drama film from 20th century fox, produced and directed by delmer daves, that stars debra paget, louis jourdan, and jeff chandler. Kino classics edition on dvd 738329092924 from kino video. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. But, when a local volcano threatens their lives, luana knows that she must sacrifice herself to the.
Bird of paradise 1932 king vidor 75 words or fewer. The screenplay was also written by daves and was based on the play by richard walton tully. Bird of paradise 1932 by king vidor a native girl falls for a visitor. Bird of paradise 1932 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Acclaimed director king vidor, an exotic dolores del rio and a young and vibrant joel mccrea created a film that must have been shocking for its day. Joel mccrea sullivans travels portrays johnny, an intrepid young sailor traveling the south seas who falls in love with luana dolores del rio, journey into fear, the. A 1959 film version of green mansions starring audrey hepburn and anthony perkins was not a success either. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title bird of paradise. Bird of paradise 1932 king vidor releases allmovie. But luana is betrothed to a neighboring native prince, and is soon to be. With bird of paradise, the great king vidor director of the crowd delivers an exotic tropical romance of scandalous proportions. Modern audiences will undoubtedly find bird of paradise heavy going as well they should, but it was quite a hit with depressionera audiences.
Dec 06, 2016 bird of paradise is an american precode 1932 american romantic adventure drama film directed by king vidor, starring dolores del rio and joel mccrea. Bird of paradise 1932 film language download pdf watch edit this article is about the 1932 film. This era was a strange chapter of tinseltown history, a time for the risque and the bizarre before censorship had fully kicked in. Bird of paradise 1932 letterboxd social film discovery.
Gallery of 9 movie poster and cover images for bird of paradise 1932. Luana is always topless except for a very strategically place lei that she wears. From legendary oscarwinning director king vidor the crowd, duel in the sun comes an exotic tale of romance set in gorgeous polynesia. A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but shes chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god. Aug 29, 2016 a native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but shes chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god. Find similar and related movies for bird of paradise 1932 king vidor on allmovie. Luana is assertive and direct in her sexuality, and still feminine as all getout. The real sex in bird of paradise is a matter of attitude. It is stylishly filmed, quick moving, amusing, and sexy. Media in category bird of paradise 1932 film the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total.
When a young south seas sailor falls overboard, the beautiful daughter of a polynesian king dives in and saves his life. It was produced by cines, the largest italian film studio at the time. Mar 06, 2015 cruise full movie english subtitles comedy black and white movie 1970 iconic polish movie duration. Considering she doesnt speak any english for over half the film, del rio makes a good impression as the vivacious but melancholy princess, and if the romance is a bit too silly to be one of the greats, bird of paradise is a decent enough look at where fantasies sprung from in the america of 1932. Staring dolores del rio, joel mccrea, skeets gallagher and wade boteler. Nov 28, 2012 bird of paradise has the distinction of being the first sound film to have a full symphonic musical score, which was created by none other than max steiner. Bird of paradise is a 1932 american precode american romantic adventure drama film directed by king vidor and starring dolores del rio and joel mccrea. Forget about the plot which includes a virgin sacrifice to the volcano right away. Directed by king vidor starring dolores del rio and joel mccrea. The cinematography excels in earthquake, whirlpool, and volcano effects, but also in the lighting of faces and underwater scenes, and in vidors bold and economical visual storytelling. It was remade in 1951, with louis jourdan and debra paget in the leading roles, but that was a different time, and a much different. The cinematography excels in earthquake, whirlpool, and volcano effects, but also in the lighting of faces and underwater scenes, and. With dolores del rio, joel mccrea, john halliday, richard skeets gallagher. Kodachrome is the only color reversal stock that retained silver in.
King vidor when a young south seas sailor falls overboard, he is saved by the beautiful daughter of a polynesian king. Directed by king vidor duel in the sun, the classic 1932 adventureromance film bird of paradise is an exotic tale set in the lush, picturesque land of polynesia. This is an enjoyable film but the image quality of this copy is a little hard on the eye for my taste. Bird of paradise 1932 nude scenes oct 02, 2017 subscribe to my channel hrl. Mccrea plays a young man on a yachting trip who is saved from a shark by a south seas beauty named luana. Byu film music archives fmams10 country united states format cd release date sep2002 3 cd set. The alwaysworthreading glenn erickson dissects why the film was controversial, as well as why the pendulum has swung and now its viewed as racist. Folks, shooting a locationbased movie in 1951 with a technicolor 3strip camera was not viable. It was part of a group of white telephone films made during the decade. Jun 03, 2015 bird of paradise is a 1932 american romantic adventure drama film directed by king vidor, starring dolores del rio and joel mccrea.
When a young south seas sailor falls overboard, the beautiful daughter of a. It must have been shocking to see dolores del rio swimming nude in the dark waters. Yacht crewman johnny joel mccrea is just having a smoke when he hears a swimmer nearby, turns out it s island princess luana dolores del rio, who s shown significant interest in him, director king vidor going light on the swimwear, in the precode bird of paradise, 1932. Cruise full movie english subtitles comedy black and white movie 1970 iconic polish movie duration. Selznick opted to do the property up brown, hoping to transform. Bird of paradise inspired a number of similar white mannative girl romances from the 1930s to the 1950s. Bird of paradise was filmed in 1932 before the notorious hays code took effect and hollywood films were stifled in their ability to portray love and sex. This is an enjoyable film but the image quality of this copy is a little hard on the eye for my taste and my old eyes. Like stewart grangers king solomons mines 1950, bird of paradise 1951 was shot on 35mm kodachrome commercial film stock. With tribal dances choreographed by busby berkeley, beautiful scenery shot inhawaii and santa catalina, a score by max steiner the first film score to be issued on a disc.
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