Bird of Paradise /
A French adventurer accompanies the son of an island ruler back to the place of his birth, where he finds love with a native princess
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| Language: | English |
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20th Century Fox,
[1951]
[United States] : 20th Century Fox Film Corp., [1951] |
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| Summary: | A French adventurer accompanies the son of an island ruler back to the place of his birth, where he finds love with a native princess Andre Laurence accompanies his college roommate, Tenga, back to Tenga's Polynesian island home. There, Andre, assumes the native life and, after many trials with the native customs and their suspicions, marries his friend's sister, Kalua. Their marriage is barren of children. A final blow to Andre comes with the eruption of a volcano and island's holy man, The Kahuna, decides that the volcano can only be appeased with the sacrifice of Kalua |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture by 20th Century Fox Film Corp., 1951 Originally released by 20th Century Fox, 1951 Title from distributor's web site (viewed February 1, 2015) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 40 min., 45 sec)) : sound, color 1 online resource (1 video file (100 min.)) : sound, black and white |
| Format: | Streaming video file System requirements: Feature Films for Education playback platform |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: NR Rating: Not rated |
| Access: | Access requires authentication through Feature Films for Education |