The Pagan Lady(1931)
A fiery story of a girl whose soul was an alluring, living flame! A Temptess Temped in Adventureous and Passionate Love!
Dot starts out as a bartender in Havana when in walks Dingo Mike (Charles Bickford) and orders up a drink that sounds like something you'd consume on a dare. He drinks the concoction down in one swallow and also manages to outsmart Dot's boss and his rum-running hooligans. You see, Dingo is a bootlegger himself. He literally sweeps the lady off her feet and they set up housekeeping in a tropical hotel full of colorful characters, some of whom are in the bootlegging business too.
Movie: The Pagan Lady
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Dorothy 'Dot' Hunter
Ernest Todd
Dingo Mike
Dr. Heath
Malcolm 'Mal' Todd
Nellie
Gerald 'Gerry' Willis
Gwen Willis
Francisco
Carla the Servant
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Dot starts out as a bartender in Havana when in walks Dingo Mike (Charles Bickford) and orders up a drink that sounds like something you'd consume on a dare. He drinks the concoction down in one swallow and also manages to outsmart Dot's boss and his rum-running hooligans. You see, Dingo is a bootlegger himself. He literally sweeps the lady off her feet and they set up housekeeping in a tropical hotel full of colorful characters, some of whom are in the bootlegging business too.
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1931-09-07
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A fiery story of a girl whose soul was an alluring, living flame! A Temptess Temped in Adventureous and Passionate Love!
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