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Hurricane, The (1937)  link to Hurricane, The on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2787

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IMDb Rating:
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7.3/10 (2.1K votes)

Country: United States, 110 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Action, Drama, Romance

Director(s): John Ford

Storyline:
In the Island of Manukura, a French colony in the South Seas, the joyful Terangi is a leader among the natives and the first mate of the Katopua, the tall ship of Captain Nagle. Terangi gets married with Marama and sooner he sails to Tahiti. While in a bar playing with other natives, Terangi is offended by an alcoholic racist French and he hits his face, breaking his jaw. Despite the testimony of Captain Nagle, Terangi is sentenced to six months of forced labor since the victim had political connections with the Powers That Be. Captain Nagle asks the Governor Eugene DeLaage to uses his influence to help Terangi, but the governor refuses. Terangi unsuccessfully tries to escape from the prison, and each attempt increases his sentence. Eight years later, he finally escapes and his jailbreak is celebrated in Manukura. Father Paul finds his canoe and brings Terangi to the island. But a devastating hurricane also arrives in the island threatening the dwellers.

Cast:

Dorothy Lamour Marama
Jon Hall Terangi
Mary Astor Mme. DeLaage
C. Aubrey Smith Father Paul
Thomas Mitchell Dr. Kersaint
Raymond Massey DeLaage
John Carradine Warden
Jerome Cowan Captain Nagle
Al Kikume Chief Mehevi
Mamo Clark Hitia

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: Red 4TB Drive

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3