BIRD OF PARADISE - 1932- DOLORES DEL RIO - RARE DVD

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. They try to escape but realize that "east is east and west is west, and never the twain shall meet."

Director: King Vidor

Stars: Dolores del Rio, Joel McCrea, John Halliday

80 minutes.