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South of Tahiti

South of Tahiti

DARING DAYS! EXOTIC NIGHTS! in a forbidden Pagan Paradise!

19416.01h 18m

Overview

Three men survive a plane crashes on an uncharted Pacific island, south of Tahiti. One falls in love with the the daughter of the tribe's leader, heiress to the throne after the death of her brother, who is as savage as her pet leopard. The others try to devise a plan to rob the tribe's gold.

Directed by George Waggner
Written by Gerald Geraghty, Ainsworth Morgan
Produced by George Waggner
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Top Cast

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Bob

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Chuck

Andy Devine

Andy Devine

Moose

Maria Montez

Maria Montez

Melahi

Henry Wilcoxon

Henry Wilcoxon

Captain Larkin

H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

High Chief Kawalima

Armida

Armida

Tutara

Abner Biberman

Abner Biberman

Tahawa

I

Ignacio Sáenz

Kuana (as Ignacio Saenz)

Frank Lackteen

Frank Lackteen

Besar

Themes & Keywords

islandleopardromanceairplane crashgold theftsouth sea island

About South of Tahiti

South of Tahiti is a action, adventure film released in 1941 exploring themes of island, leopard, romance, airplane crash, gold theft, south sea island. Directed by George Waggner, it stars Brian Donlevy, Broderick Crawford, Andy Devine. Three men survive a plane crashes on an uncharted Pacific island, south of Tahiti. One falls in love with the the daughter of the tribe's leader, heiress to the throne after the death of her brother, who is as savage as her pet leopard. The others try to devise a plan to rob the tribe's gold.

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