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The Hurricane

- South Sea Adventure Calls

A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.

Release Date : 1937-11-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Samuel Goldwyn ProductionsUnited ArtistsBeacon Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Marama

Original Name : Dorothy Lamour

Gender : Female

Character Name : Terangi

Original Name : Jon Hall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mme. DeLaage

Original Name : Mary Astor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Father Paul

Original Name : C. Aubrey Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Kersaint

Original Name : Thomas Mitchell

Gender : Male

Character Name : DeLaage

Original Name : Raymond Massey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Warden

Original Name : John Carradine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Nagle

Original Name : Jerome Cowan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chief Mehevi

Original Name : Al Kikume

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tita

Original Name : Kuulei De Clercq

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mako

Original Name : Layne Tom Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hitia

Original Name : Mamo Clark

Gender : Female

Character Name : Arai

Original Name : Movita

Gender : Female

Character Name : Native (uncredited)

Original Name : Lei Aloha

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Governor (uncredited)

Original Name : Lionel Braham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Native (uncredited)

Original Name : John Casey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge (uncredited)

Original Name : Spencer Charters

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reri (uncredited)

Original Name : Anne Chevalier

Gender : Female

Character Name : Girl on Ship (uncredited)

Original Name : Inez Courtney

Gender : Female

Character Name : Club Hibiscus Singer (uncredited)

Original Name : Yola d'Avril

Gender : Female

Character Name : Abusive Drunk (uncredited)

Original Name : William B. Davidson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain of the Guards (uncredited)

Original Name : Roger Drake

Gender : Male

Character Name : Native (uncredited)

Original Name : Vic Groves

Gender : Male

Character Name : Native (uncredited)

Original Name : Louis Hahn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mama Rua (uncredited)

Original Name : Flora Hayes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Native (uncredited)

Original Name : George Herrera

Gender : Male

Character Name : Native (uncredited)

Original Name : David Hopi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Native (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Kanea

Gender : Male

Character Name : Native (uncredited)

Original Name : Prince Leilani

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sailor (uncredited)

Original Name : Chris-Pin Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Native (uncredited)

Original Name : Hawksha Paia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Native (uncredited)

Original Name : Satini Pualoa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Native (uncredited)

Original Name : John Pumau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Native (uncredited)

Original Name : Max Reid

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marunga (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Shaw

Gender : Female

Character Name : Native (uncredited)

Original Name : Kay Silva

Gender : Male

Character Name : Native (uncredited)

Original Name : Hugo Fregonese

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-20

This is all about the last ten minutes - and those largely forgive the preceding 100 which produce a rather dull, south seas melodrama as Jon Hall "Terangi" is imprisoned for defending himself against a bully. The intransigent French Colonial Governor "DeLaage" (a suitably maniacal Daniel Massey) makes it his mission to ensure that the rule of law prevails, and that "Terangi" is suitably punished - despite the caring interventions of a loquacious, frequently over-imbibed, Thomas Mitchell ("Dr. Kersaint); quite a poignant performance from local cleric C. Aubrey Smith ("Fr. Paul") and his own wife Mary Astor ("Mme. DeLaage"). Indeed, under the brutal administration of the hard labour camp by John Carradine the misery of our young captive is only compounded, especially as his unsuccessful escape attempts - to get back to wife "Marama" (Dorothy Lamour) - result in increases to his sentence. The plot is riddled with holes and inconsistencies, but John Ford builds tension quite well and the score from Alfred Newman and the special - really quite impressive - effects at the end are both great too (frankly, far too good for the rest of it). It'd be hard to recommend the entire film, but on balance I think the end justified the trip.