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Pearl of the South Pacific(1955)
Status: Released
Date: 1955-09-16
62%
12 Votes
Time: 1h 26m
'What's one more sin! when there's a fortine to share?'
Overview:
Two beachcombers with a yacht join woman-with-a-past Rita on a quest for black pearls on a secret island. Arrived, they find another white man has made himself high priest; but George, the latter's handome son, is fair game for Rita, who lands in the guise of a missionary! The inevitable conflict over the pearls brings violence and corruption to the quiet island.
Languages: English, Italian.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Benedict Bogeaus Production
Movie: Pearl of the South Pacific
Top 8 Billed Cast
Virginia Mayo
Rita Delaine
Dennis Morgan
Dan Merrill
David Farrar
Bully Hague
Murvyn Vye
Halemano
Lance Fuller
George
Basil Ruysdael
Tuan Michael
Lisa Montell
Momu
Carol Thurston
Mother
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Overview
Two beachcombers with a yacht join woman-with-a-past Rita on a quest for black pearls on a secret island. Arrived, they find another white man has made himself high priest; but George, the latter's handome son, is fair game for Rita, who lands in the guise of a missionary! The inevitable conflict over the pearls brings violence and corruption to the quiet island.
Release Date
1955-09-16
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6.167
Rating:
3.1 startsTagline
'What's one more sin! when there's a fortine to share?'
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