White Shadows in the South Seas
1928 film by Robert J. Flaherty, W. S. Van Dyke
Film · TMDB
6.7An alcoholic doctor on a Polynesian island, disgusted by white exploitation of the natives, finds himself marooned on a pristinely beautiful island.
Released: 1928-11-1188 minDir: W.S. Van DykeRomance, Adventure, Drama
Cast
- Monte Blue as Dr. Matthew Lloyd
- Raquel Torres as Fayaway
- Robert Anderson as Sebastian
- Renee Bush as Lucy
- Napua as Native Boy
- Dorothy Janis as Girl
Themes
- island
- shipwreck
- greed
- doctor
- alcoholic
- native peoples
- silent film