South of Tahiti

1941 film by George Waggner

South of Tahiti

Directed by| George Waggner
Screenplay by| Gerald Geraghty
Story by| Ainsworth Morgan
Produced by| George Waggner
Starring| Brian Donlevy
Broderick Crawford
Andy Devine
Maria Montez
Cinematography| Elwood Bredell
Edited by| Frank Gross
Music by| Frank Skinner
Color process| Black and white

Production
company

Universal Pictures

Distributed by| Universal Pictures

Release date

* October 17, 1941 (1941-10-17)

Running time

| 78 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

South of Tahiti is a 1941 American south seas adventure film directed by George Waggner and starring Brian Donlevy, Broderick Crawford and Andy Devine.[1] It helped launch fourth-billed Maria Montez as a pin-up star.[2] The response was such that Universal Pictures then cast her in Arabian Nights.[3]

## Plot

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Three pearl hunters wind up stranded on a South Pacific island. While one of them falls in love with the daughter of a tribal leader, his two companions are more concerned with robbing the tribe's golden treasure.

## Cast

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* Brian Donlevy as Bob
* Broderick Crawford as Chuck
* Andy Devine as Moose
* Maria Montez as Melahi
* Henry Wilcoxon as Captain Larkin
* H. B. Warner as High Chief Kawalima
* Armida as Tutara
* Abner Biberman as Tahawa
* Ignacio Sáenz as Kuala
* Frank Lackteen as Besar
* Barbara Pepper as Julie
* Belle Mitchell as Taupa
* Frank Brownlee as Harbor Master
* Tom Steele as Brawling Sailor

## Production

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The film was intended to be Montez's first starring vehicle. It was originally known as Captive Wild Woman and was to star Montez, Brian Donlevy, Broderick Crawford and Andy Devine. Then its name was changed to White Savage. Gerald Geraghty and Ainsworth Morgan were originally reported as working on the script.[4]

Henry Wilcoxon was then announced for the role of the main villain.[5] The script was rewritten so his character survived at the end.[6]

## See also

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* List of American films of 1941

## References

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1. ^ Fetrow p.471
2. ^ South of Tahiti at Mariamontez.org
3. ^ "Maria Montez Puts Paprika in New Glamor Type: Sensational, but Proper, She Calls Herself". Chicago Daily Tribune. 15 November 1942. p. H10.
4. ^ DOUGLAS W. CHURCHILL (Aug 25, 1941). "SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD: Olivia de Havilland Gets Lead in 'The Male Animal,' Which is Set to Start Today SIX NEW FILMS DUE HERE ' Whistling in the Dark,' 'Dive Bomber' and 'Wild Geese Calling' to Arrive". New York Times. p. 18.
5. ^ Scheuer, Philip K. (Sep 5, 1941). "Jed Harris Finally Signs for Movie Duty: Barnes, Truex Paired Also Landis, Shepperd Columbia Gets 'Pal Joey' Juvenile Film Planned Wilcoxon Awarded Lead". Los Angeles Times. p. 12.
6. ^ "Tender-Hearted". Los Angeles Times. Sep 25, 1941. p. A10.

## Bibliography

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* Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

## External links

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* South of Tahiti at IMDb
* South of Tahiti at the TCM Movie Database
* Review of film at Variety
* South Seas Cinema

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Films directed by George Waggner

* Western Trails (1938)
* Outlaw Express (1938)
* Black Bandit (1938)
* Guilty Trails (1938)
* Prairie Justice (1938)
* Ghost Town Riders (1938)
* The Phantom Stage (1939)
* Honor of the West (1939)
* Mystery Plane (1939)
* Stunt Pilot (1939)
* Wolf Call (1939)
* Drums of the Desert (1940)
* Horror Island (1941)
* Man-Made Monster (1941)
* South of Tahiti (1941)
* The Wolf Man (1941)
* Sealed Lips (1942)
* The Climax (1944)
* Frisco Sal (1945)
* Shady Lady (1945)
* Tangier (1946)
* Gunfighters (1947)
* The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
* Operation Pacific (1951)
* Pawnee (1957)
* Red Nightmare (1962)

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