Return to Paradise (1953)
They called him Morgantani and to some he was a god ... but to one woman, Mister Morgan was a Man !
An American drifter comes to a remote Polynesian island controlled by a Puritanical missionary and turns the social life of the island upside-down.
- Date of release
- 1953-07-19
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (32)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Mark Robson
Casting
- Gary Cooper — Mr. Morgan
- Barry Jones — Pastor Corbett
- Roberta Haynes — Maeva
- Moira Walker — Turia
- John Hudson — Captain Harry Faber
- Mamea Matatumua — Tonga
- Hans Kruse — Rori at age 21
- Maylia Fong — Maeva's Aunt
Interesting facts
- Based on: Return to Paradise
Return to Paradise is an American South Seas adventure drama film released by United Artists in 1953. The film was directed by Mark Robson and starred Gary Cooper, Barry Jones and Roberta Haynes. It was based on a short story, "Mr. Morgan", by James Michener in his 1951 short story collection Return to Paradise, his sequel to his 1947 novel Tales of the South Pacific. It was filmed on location in Matautu, Lefaga Western Samoa.
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