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Bird Of Paradise (1932)
American pre-Code romantic adventure drama.
A young man falls overboard and is saved by a beautiful Polynesian girl. They fall in love, but their idyll is smashed when the local volcano begins to erupt. The man discovers that the local custom is to sacrifice a young woman to the volcanic gods.
Film debut of Lon Chaney Jr., billed under his real name of Creighton Chaney.
Bird of Paradise created a scandal after its release owing to a scene featuring Dolores del Río swimming naked. The film was made before the Production Code was strictly enforced, so brief nudity in American movies was not unknown.
A sequel entitled “Green Mansions” was planned, which was to feature the same leads and creative team, but that project was scrapped due to bad receipts for this film.
| Directed by | King Vidor |
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| Written by | Richard Walton Tully (play The Bird of Paradise) Wells Root Wanda Tuchock Leonard Praskins |
| Produced by | David O. Selznick King Vidor |
| Starring | Dolores del Río Joel McCrea |
| Cinematography | Lucien Andriot Edward Cronjager Clyde De Vinna |
| Edited by | Archie Marshek |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
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RKO Radio Pictures
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| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time
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80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $752,000 |
| Box office | $753,000 |
