Bird of Paradise (1932) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1932 · 80 mins · English

#5,497 10

Directed by

King Vidor

Starring

Joel McCrea, Lon Chaney Jr., John Halliday, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Dolores del Río, Bert Roach

A dramatic tale of forbidden love set in the South Seas. When a sailor falls overboard, Luana, the Polynesian king’s daughter, rescues him, sparking a passionate romance with Johnny. Though betrothed to another, she flees with him, enjoying brief happiness until a volcano threatens the island, forcing Luana to consider a sacrificial offering to the gods to save her people.