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Paradise Island

Paradise Island

ACTION!...ROMANCE!...ADVENTURE!

19303.31h 8m

Overview

The south sea island Tonga is full of plantations and scoundrels. Ellen Bradford arrives expecting marriage to respectable and successful plantation owner only to find he is a drunk and gambler. Being the only white woman she is the desire of scoundrels and cut-throats.

Directed by Bert Glennon
Written by Monte M. Katterjohn, M.B. Deering
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Top Cast

Kenneth Harlan

Kenneth Harlan

Jim Thorne

Marceline Day

Marceline Day

Ellen Bradford

Tom Santschi

Tom Santschi

Dutch Mike Lutze

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Beauty

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Betty Boyd

Poppi

Victor Potel

Victor Potel

Swede

Gladden James

Gladden James

Roy Armstrong

Will Stanton

Will Stanton

Limey

Ethan Laidlaw

Ethan Laidlaw

Rowdy Sailor

Themes & Keywords

islandsouth seaspre-codewhite woman1930stonga

About Paradise Island

Paradise Island is a action, romance, adventure film released in 1930 exploring themes of island, south seas, pre-code, white woman, 1930s, tonga. Directed by Bert Glennon, it stars Kenneth Harlan, Marceline Day, Tom Santschi. The south sea island Tonga is full of plantations and scoundrels. Ellen Bradford arrives expecting marriage to respectable and successful plantation owner only to find he is a drunk and gambler. Being the only white woman she is the desire of scoundrels and cut-throats.

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