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15 July 1930 (USA) moreTagline:
THE LURE OF THE SOUTH SEAS! (original poster) morePlot:
Ellen Bradford comes to the south sea island of Tonga to marry her fiancée and finds out he is a drunk... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
A Girl in Every Port moreCast
(Credited cast) | Kenneth Harlan | ... | Jim Thorne |
| Marceline Day | ... | Ellen Bradford |
| Tom Santschi | ... | Dutch Mike Lutze |
| Paul Hurst | ... | Beauty |
| Betty Boyd | ... | Poppi |
| Victor Potel | ... | Swede |
| Gladden James | ... | Roy Armstrong |
| Will Stanton | ... | Limey |
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68 minCountry:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Photophone System)Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review)FAQ
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Silent film actor Kenneth Harlan (as Jim Thorne) takes the talking pictures plunge -- he plays a South Sea skipper prowling for girls and pearls. On a sleepy small island filled with lazy natives, Mr. Harlan meets spunky white Marceline Day (as Ellen Bradford). Harlan is pleased to find the "white woman" he'd been seeking; but, Ms. Day reveals she has arrived to marry habitually inebriated Gladden James (as Roy Armstrong). Then, Day says she'll put off the wedding temporarily, until Mr. James sobers up. Of course, Harlan becomes interested in Day.
Although ultimately too dramatic to be one, "Paradise Island" plays like a mid-sixties Elvis Presley movie, due to its soundtrack and setting. Like Elvis, Harlan signs, fights, and romances. His best song is the twice performed "A Girl in Every Port"; with his "traditional" song a close second. Day sings one song. Neither player is very impressive in their "talking" role. Supporting star Tom Santschi (as smarmy Captain Lutze) takes the best performance honor; although, in this film, it doesn't count for much. Director Bert Glennon was, later on, successful in cinematography.