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Gary Cooper stars as an island drifter who falls in love with a lovely Polynesian girl (Roberta Haynes) and defies a dominating bible-toting preacher who's out to dominate all island life. With Cooper as an example, the natives gain courage and are able to overcome the rule of the despot orator. ~ RoviCast
- Gary Cooper - Mr. Morgan
- Roberta Haynes - Maeva
- Barry Jones - Pastor Corbett
- Moira MacDonald - Turia
- John Hudson - Harry Faber
Credit
Mark Robson - Director, Dan Mandell - Editor, Dimitri Tiomkin - Composer (Music Score), Winton Hoch - Cinematographer, Mark Robson - Producer, Theron Warth - Producer, Robert Wise - Producer, Charles S. Kaufman - Screenwriter, James Michener - Book Author| Return to Oz (1964 Film), Return to Oz (1985 Film) | |
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Return to Paradise (1953 film)
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| Directed by | Mark Robson |
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| Screenplay by | Charles Kaufman |
| Story by | James Michener |
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| Music by | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Cinematography | Winton C. Hoch |
| Editing by | Daniel Mandell |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Return to Paradise is a South Seas 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 short story collection Return to Paradise, his sequel to Tales of the South Pacific. It was filmed on location in Matautu, Western Samoa (present-day Samoa).
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Plot
Mr. Morgan (Cooper) washes up on an island in the South Pacific, ruled by Pastor Corbett (Barry Jones), a missionary who rules as a religious despot. 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.
Cast
- Gary Cooper (Mr. Morgan)
- Barry Jones (Pastor Corbett)
- Roberta Haynes (Maeva)
- Moira Walker (Turia)
- John Hudson (Captain Harry Faber)
- Le Mamea Matatumua Ata (Tonga)
- Hans Kruse (Rori, age 21)
- Terry Dunleavy (Mac)
- Howard Poulson (Russ)
- Donald Ashford (Cutler)
- Herbert Ah Sue (Kura)
- Va'a (Rori, age 9)
Soundtrack
The title song "Return to Paradise" was featured in the soundtrack.
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