Return to Paradise (1953 film)

Infobox Film
name = Return to Paradise


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director = Mark Robson
producer = Harry Lenart
Mark Robson
Theron Warth
Robert Wise
writer = Charles Kaufman
James Michener (story)
starring = Gary Cooper
Roberta Haynes
music = Dimitri Tiomkin
cinematography = Winton C. Hoch
editing = Daniel Mandell
distributor = United Artists
released = July 10, 1953
runtime = 100 minutes
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0046238

"Return to Paradise" is a 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 by James Michener, as his sequel to "Tales of the South Pacific". It was filmed on location in Matautu, Western Samoa (present-day Samoa).

Plot

Mr. Morgan (Cooper) washes up on an island in the South Pacific, ruled by Pastor Corbett (Barry Jones), a missionary. Morgan stays on the island despite his conflicting with Corbett and has an illegitimate child, Turia (Moira Walker), by island native Maeva (Haynes). After her death, he leaves the island, but also leaves her daughter behind. He returns to the island shortly before World War II, and finds that his daughter has fallen in love with an American pilot, who crash-landed on the island. The title song "Return to Paradise" was featured in the soundtrack.

Cast

*Gary Cooper (Mr. Morgan)
*Barry Jones (Pastor Corbett)
*Roberta Haynes (Maeva)
*Moira Walker (Turia)
*John Hudson (Captain Harry Faber)
*Mamea Matumua (Tonga)
*Hans Kruse (Rori, age 21)
*Terry Dunleavy (Mac)
*Howard Poulson (Russ)
*Donald Ashford (Cutler)
*Herbert Ah Sue (Kura)
*Va'a (Rori, age 9)

External links

*imdb title|0046238