Main Cast: Virginia Mayo, Dennis Morgan, David Farrar, Murvyn Vye, Lance Fuller
Release Year: 1955
Country: US
Run Time: 85 minutes
Plot
Refreshingly, the tropical melodrama Pearl of the South Pacific never takes itself too seriously. Virginia Mayo heads the cast as a phony missionary, in cahoots with crooks Dennis Morgan and David Farrar. The trio intend to make off with a fortune in black pearls, which rests in an underwater shrine guarded by a huge octopus. On the verge of accomplishing the heist, the threesome are attacked by the local natives, who by now have glommed onto Virginia's duplicity. Only two of the three schemers survive the attack, but those two intend to turn over a new leaf once they return to civilization. The lovely legs of leading lady Virginia Mayo are given generous screen time throughout most the proceedings, allowing the viewer to ignore the frequently imbecilic dialogue. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Basil Ruysdael - Michael; Lisa Montell - Momu; Carol Thurston - Mother
Credit
Van Nest Polglase - Art Director, Gwen Wakeling - Costume Designer, Allan Dwan - Director, James Leicester - Editor, Carlos Lodato - Editor, Louis Forbes - Composer (Music Score), John Alton - Cinematographer, Benedict E. Bogeaus - Producer, Talbot Jennings - Screenwriter, Richard Landau - Screenwriter, Jesse Lasky, Jr. - Screenwriter, Anna Hunger - Short Story Author
