Bird of Paradise

1932 · 80 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 1,676 VOTES · DIR. King Vidor

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Overview

When a young South Seas sailor falls overboard, the beautiful daughter of a Polynesian king dives in and saves his life. Thus begins the romance of Johnny and Luana. Though Luana is promised to another man, Johnny whisks her away, and for a brief time the lovers live very happily together. But, when a local volcano threatens their lives, Luana knows that she must sacrifice herself to the volcanic gods in order to save her island.

Dialogue Timeline — 482 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:38 - Five and a half fathoms! - Five and a half fathoms!
00:02:46 We made it, we're over!
00:04:26 - Johnny, you're outta luck, no blondes! - Yeah, I know.
00:06:25 What else you got?
00:09:27 How did I get out of it?
00:11:53 You remember the poi your mother used to bake!
00:15:41 No one's supposed to touch her except a native prince.
00:21:09 I can't find him... his bunk hasn't been slept in.
00:22:00 I packed his duffle bag and put in everything he'll need.
00:27:20 Never on occasions like this!
00:30:52 Marry native prince, kanaka?
00:37:10 You take it!
00:44:42 Food, huh?
00:47:15 -Knife. -Knife. -Knife. -Knife.
00:51:54 Oh! Johnny!
00:53:04 - You die, too. - Aw! Now, thats a lot of hooey!
00:54:07 People going to theaters. Hotels with grand, tiled bathrooms...
01:00:36 Luana! Luana!
01:07:43 I thought this was only gonna be a lark!
01:09:02 I sin, Pele God He angry at me.
01:13:08 That's a bad hole they put in you.
01:14:45 you can't suddenly adapt her to our ways.
01:15:53 Water.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed482
Dialogue density6.0 lines / min
First line00:01:38
Final line01:15:53

Production Record

DirectorKing Vidor
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$753,000
IMDb votes1,676