Bird of Paradise

A young man falls overboard and is saved by a beautiful Polynesian girl. They fall in love, but their idyll is smashed when the local volcano begins to erupt. The man discovers that the local custom is to sacrifice a young woman to the volcanic gods. They try to escape but realize that east is east and west is west, and never the twain shall meet. Written by Ed Lorusso Bird of Paradise is a 1932 American English-language Adventure Drama film starring Dolores Del R O, Joel Mccrea, Dolores Del Rio, John Halliday, Richard skeets Gallagher, Bert Roach and Sofia Ortega. RKO Radio Pictures was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) David O. Selznick and King Vidor. Bird of Paradise is written by Richard Walton Tully, Wells Root, Wanda Tuchock and Leonard Praskins and it is directed by King Vidor. RKO Radio Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the movie. Bird of Paradise was released on 12th August 1932 and takes a screen time of 80 minutes. Bird of Paradise was made on a budget of $0 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. Cinematography was done by Lucien Andriot, Edward Cronjager and Clyde De Vinna and editing by Archie Marshek. The music was composed by Max Steiner.
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