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| Matahi | ... | The Boy | |
| Anne Chevalier | ... | The Girl (as Reri) | |
| Bill Bambridge | ... | The Policeman (as Jean) | |
| Hitu | ... | The Old Warrior | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Kong Ah | ... | Chinese (uncredited) | |
| Ah Fong | ... | The Businessman (uncredited) | |
| Jules | ... | The Captain (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| F.W. Murnau | |||
Writing credits | ||
| F.W. Murnau | (told by) | |
| Robert J. Flaherty | (told by) | |
| Edgar G. Ulmer | uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| David Flaherty | .... | associate producer | |
| Robert J. Flaherty | .... | producer | |
| F.W. Murnau | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Hugo Riesenfeld | |||
| W. Franke Harling | (uncredited) | ||
| Milan Roder | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Floyd Crosby | |||
| Robert J. Flaherty | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Arthur A. Brooks | |||
Production Management | |||
| Edgar G. Ulmer | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Bill Bambridge | .... | assistant director | |
| David Flaherty | .... | assistant director | |
Editorial Department | |||
| H.H. Caldwell | .... | supporting editor (uncredited) | |
| Katherine Hilliker | .... | supporting editor (uncredited) | |
| Edgar G. Ulmer | .... | supervising editor (uncredited) | |
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South Seas dramas down through the decades have involved a lovely woman with one layer of scanty clothing, and a man who is chiefly attired in bronzed muscles. Both are Rousseauian children, taking rapturous joy in carnality and in their sun-light surroundings. Invariably they run afoul of the hungry island gods, rapacious white man, or combination of both. It's a genre done in John Ford's "Hurricane" and other movies with Dorothy Lamour; "Bird of Paradise" with Debra Paget; the various "Blue Lagoon" movies; up to the 1980's little seen "Beyond the Reef."
This one has one thing distinguishing itself from the others - the cast is all actually Polynesian, or partly so (sorry Dorothy). It does bring in the common troubles of indigenous peoples: wanting to escape their stifling tribal atmosphere, they have a hard time coping with the outside world's currency economy and alcoholic drink. The movie eschews the Hollywood ending. Anne Chevalier is a treat, and a climatic moment late in the movie is directed for maximum shock.