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Girl of the Port(1930)
Status: Released
Date: 1930-02-02
57%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 9m
Rousing rough-and-ready drama of a wise-cracking show girl in the port that God forgot!
Overview:
Josie, a New York showgirl with a mind of her own and a heart of gold, finds herself stranded on the island of Fiji. While seeking a way home she is befriended by a local man who gets her a job working as a barmaid at The Bamboo Bar. There she meets an alcoholic World War I veteran who is haunted by his wartime experiences and has an irrational fear of fire. Under her concerned care, he begins to recover and they fall in love. But then her jealous self-appointed boyfriend forces the veteran to participate in a traditional Fijian fire-walking ritual. To overcome his terror he must walk across 20 feet of burning coals and fight his rival to reach Josie's loving arms.
Languages: English.
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United States of America
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Movie: Girl of the Port
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sally O'Neil
Josie
Reginald Sharland
Jim
Mitchell Lewis
McEwen
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Overview
Josie, a New York showgirl with a mind of her own and a heart of gold, finds herself stranded on the island of Fiji. While seeking a way home she is befriended by a local man who gets her a job working as a barmaid at The Bamboo Bar. There she meets an alcoholic World War I veteran who is haunted by his wartime experiences and has an irrational fear of fire. Under her concerned care, he begins to recover and they fall in love. But then her jealous self-appointed boyfriend forces the veteran to participate in a traditional Fijian fire-walking ritual. To overcome his terror he must walk across 20 feet of burning coals and fight his rival to reach Josie's loving arms.
Release Date
1930-02-02
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5.7
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Rousing rough-and-ready drama of a wise-cracking show girl in the port that God forgot!
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