Bird of paradise is a 1932 american precode american romantic adventure drama film directed by king vidor and starring dolores del rio and joel mccrea. Bird of paradise was filmed in 1932 before the notorious hays code took effect and hollywood films were stifled in their ability to portray love and sex. Acclaimed director king vidor, an exotic dolores del rio and a young and vibrant joel mccrea created a film that must have been shocking for its day. Gallery of 9 movie poster and cover images for bird of paradise 1932. The screenplay was also written by daves and was based on the play by richard. Forget about the plot which includes a virgin sacrifice to the volcano right away. When a young south seas sailor falls overboard, the beautiful daughter of a.
The alwaysworthreading glenn erickson dissects why the film was controversial, as well as why the pendulum has swung and now its viewed as racist. From legendary oscarwinning director king vidor the crowd, duel in the sun comes an exotic tale of romance set in gorgeous polynesia. It is stylishly filmed, quick moving, amusing, and sexy. Dec 06, 2016 bird of paradise is an american precode 1932 american romantic adventure drama film directed by king vidor, starring dolores del rio and joel mccrea. The screenplay was also written by daves and was based on the play by richard walton tully.
A 1959 film version of green mansions starring audrey hepburn and anthony perkins was not a success either. Imdb starring dolores del rio and joel mccrea written by wells root, wanda tuchock. Selznick allowed max steiner to score symphony of six million 1932 and bird of paradise 1932 both 1932, it was a significant problem for producers to try and avoid any suggestion of musical background unless there was an onscreen justification for it musicologists call it diegetic music. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title bird of paradise. Bird of paradise 1932 film language download pdf watch edit this article is about the 1932 film. Byu film music archives fmams10 country united states format cd release date sep2002 3 cd set.
Bird of paradise has the distinction of being the first sound film to have a full symphonic musical score, which was created by none other than max steiner. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The owner of this website is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon properties including, but not limited to,,, or. Bird of paradise 1932 king vidor 75 words or fewer. Luana is always topless except for a very strategically place lei that she wears. Bird of paradise is a 1951 american color drama film produced and directed by delmer daves and starring debra paget, louis jourdan, and jeff chandler.
Kodachrome is the only color reversal stock that retained silver in. But luana is betrothed to a neighboring native prince, and is soon to be. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Paradiso is a 1932 italian comedy film directed by guido brignone and starring nino besozzi, sandra ravel and lamberto picasso. Joel mccrea sullivans travels portrays johnny, an intrepid young sailor traveling the south seas who falls in love with luana dolores del rio, journey into fear, the. Nov 28, 2012 bird of paradise has the distinction of being the first sound film to have a full symphonic musical score, which was created by none other than max steiner. Staring dolores del rio, joel mccrea, skeets gallagher and wade boteler. To better appreciate bird of paradise, you need to step back into time and try to appreciate the world of films 80 years ago. The cinematography excels in earthquake, whirlpool, and volcano effects, but also in the lighting of faces and underwater scenes, and in vidors bold and economical visual storytelling. Old movie bird of paradise 1932 free classic romance movies. When a young south seas sailor falls overboard, the beautiful daughter of a polynesian king dives in and saves his lifeand a romance begins stars. This era was a strange chapter of tinseltown history, a time for the risque and the bizarre before censorship had fully kicked in. Having inherited the warhorse stage piece bird of paradise from his predecessor william lebaron, rko radio production chief david o.
Find release information for bird of paradise 1932 king vidor on allmovie. A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but shes chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god. With bird of paradise, the great king vidor director of the crowd delivers an exotic tropical romance of scandalous proportions. Though luana is promised to another man, johnny whisks her away, and for a brief time the lovers live very happily together. Find similar and related movies for bird of paradise 1932 king vidor on allmovie. Kodachrome is the only color reversal stock that retained silver in the blacks. Directed by king vidor starring dolores del rio and joel mccrea. With tribal dances choreographed by busby berkeley, beautiful scenery shot inhawaii and santa catalina, a score by max steiner the first film score to be issued on a disc. Bird of paradise 1932 nude scenes oct 02, 2017 subscribe to my channel hrl.
Yacht crewman johnny joel mccrea is just having a smoke when he hears a swimmer nearby, turns out it s island princess luana dolores del rio, who s shown significant interest in him, director king vidor going light on the swimwear, in the precode bird of paradise, 1932. Folks, shooting a locationbased movie in 1951 with a technicolor 3strip camera was not viable. It was remade in 1951, with louis jourdan and debra paget in the leading roles, but that was a different time, and a much different. Directed by king vidor duel in the sun, the classic 1932 adventureromance film bird of paradise is an exotic tale set in the lush, picturesque land of polynesia. Johnny joel mccrea is an intrepid young sailor traveling the south seas who falls in love with luana delores del rio, the beautiful daughter of an island chief.
Bird of paradise 1932 by king vidor a native girl falls for a visitor. Kino classics edition on dvd 738329092924 from kino video. It must have been shocking to see dolores del rio swimming nude in the dark waters. One really couldnt ask for more than hunky joel mcrea and gorgeous delores del rio as eye candy in bird of paradise, a 1932 film which makes it precode and quite sexy. Bird of paradise inspired a number of similar white mannative girl romances from the 1930s to the 1950s. Bird of paradise 1932 stream and watch online moviefone.
Luana is assertive and direct in her sexuality, and still feminine as all getout. Considering she doesnt speak any english for over half the film, del rio makes a good impression as the vivacious but melancholy princess, and if the romance is a bit too silly to be one of the greats, bird of paradise is a decent enough look at where fantasies sprung from in the america of 1932. It was produced by cines, the largest italian film studio at the time. Mar 06, 2015 cruise full movie english subtitles comedy black and white movie 1970 iconic polish movie duration.
Like stewart grangers king solomons mines 1950, bird of paradise 1951 was shot on 35mm kodachrome commercial film stock. Bird of paradise 1932 letterboxd social film discovery. This is an enjoyable film but the image quality of this copy is a little hard on the eye for my taste. This light entertainment is as much a delightful and exciting escape today as it must have been in 1932. Busby berkeley, who was still an upandcoming choreographer at the time, choreographed the films jungle dance scenes. The real sex in bird of paradise is a matter of attitude. Bird of paradise 1932 king vidor releases allmovie. The cinematography excels in earthquake, whirlpool, and volcano effects, but also in the lighting of faces and underwater scenes, and. But, when a local volcano threatens their lives, luana knows that she must sacrifice herself to the. Cruise full movie english subtitles comedy black and white movie 1970 iconic polish movie duration.
Mccrea plays a young man on a yachting trip who is saved from a shark by a south seas beauty named luana. Bird of paradise 1932 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Bird of paradise 1932 when a young south seas sailor falls overboard, the beautiful daughter of a polynesian king dives in and saves his life. Selznick opted to do the property up brown, hoping to transform. With dolores del rio, joel mccrea, john halliday, richard skeets gallagher. When a young south seas sailor falls overboard, the beautiful daughter of a polynesian king dives in and saves his life.
Jun 03, 2015 bird of paradise is a 1932 american romantic adventure drama film directed by king vidor, starring dolores del rio and joel mccrea. This is an enjoyable film but the image quality of this copy is a little hard on the eye for my taste and my old eyes. It was part of a group of white telephone films made during the decade. Aug 29, 2016 a native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but shes chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god. Bird of paradise is an american film directed by king vidor, released in 1932. King vidor when a young south seas sailor falls overboard, he is saved by the beautiful daughter of a polynesian king.
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