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!
00:02:26 Here they come! Look out, Johnny!
00:04:20 Hellooo.
00:06:12 My hat!
00:09:24 your ol' foot got caught up in the rope and over you went.
00:11:50 - Poi or girl, I wouldn't like it. - You like poi.
00:15:38 Well, you see, they have rules about such things in the Islands.
00:21:07 Hey Mac, what's happened to Johnny?
00:21:58 Now, don't you boys worry about Johnny
00:27:17 Oh, you want me to struggle with you.
00:30:40 Luana go down to native village, huh?
00:37:07 Here! You can have it! I give it to you!
00:44:11 Wa-ter.
00:47:13 Knife, huh?
00:51:43 Let it rain, let it pour!
00:53:00 You too!
00:54:03 Gee, wait 'til you see it!
00:59:50 Luana!
01:07:37 It was best thing that ever come to me.
01:08:59 That's sort of as it should be.
01:13:03 Yeah, that'll fix ya up, young fella.
01:14:40 You know, you take a girl
01:15:48 - No. - Yes, Johnny.
01:20:54 Hey, Skipper, let's get outta here. This place is getting my goat!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed482
Dialogue density6.0 lines / min
First line00:01:38
Final line01:20:54

Production Record

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