Moana

Moana 1926

6.60

Robert J. Flaherty's South Seas follow-up to Nanook of the North is a Gauguin idyll moved by "pride of beauty... pride of strength."

1926

Pippi in the South Seas

Pippi in the South Seas 1970

7.00

Pippi Longstocking, accompanied by friends Tommy and Annika, adventures on the South Seas to search for her father, who has been kidnapped by pirates.

1970

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas 1931

7.10

On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.

1931

Moana

Moana 1959

1

Documentary focused on underwater shootings and hawaiian dances.

1959

Father Goose

Father Goose 1964

7.00

During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. He gets more than he bargained for as schoolteacher Catherine Frenau arrives on the run from the Japanese with her pupils in tow!

1964

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake 1942

7.20

Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew Benjamin working for him as a bonded servant. While he believes the lad was born out of wedlock and so cannot claim the inheritance, he is taking no chances. Benjamin eventually rebels against his uncle and sets sail to try and make his fortune. This may enable him to return to prove his claim to being the rightful heir to the estate.

1942

The Hurricane

The Hurricane 1937

6.64

A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.

1937

Where East Is East

Where East Is East 1929

5.70

A Chinese wife returns to the American family she left behind in Southeast Asia and then moves in on her daughter's (Lupe Velez) beau (Lloyd Hughes).

1929

From Hell It Came

From Hell It Came 1957

3.80

A wrongfully accused South Seas prince is executed, and returns as a walking tree stump.

1957

Paradise Found

Paradise Found 2003

6.60

Paradise Found is a biography about the painter Paul Gauguin. Focusing on his personal conflict between citizen life and his family life and the art scene in Frane. In an incredible imagery montage Gauguin manages to make a successful living in the South Pacific, while being in opposition to France.

2003

Sadie Thompson

Sadie Thompson 1928

6.80

A young, beautiful prostitute named Sadie Thompson arrives on the South Pacific island of Pago Pago looking for honest work and falls for Timothy O'Hara, an American sailor who is unfazed by her unsavory past. However, Mr. Davidson, a missionary who arrived on the island at the same time, aims to "save" Sadie from her sinful life and petitions to have her separated from her beau and deported back to San Francisco.

1928

South Pacific

South Pacific 2001

4.90

During World War II in the South Pacific love is found between a young nurse, Nellie Forbush and an older French plantation owner, Emile de Becque. The war is tearing them apart.

2001

Gung Ho!

Gung Ho! 1943

5.30

A true-life epic that revolves around an exclusive bataillon of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, "Carlson's Raiders," whose assignment is to take control of a South Pacific island once possessed by the United States but now under Japanese command.

1943

South Sea Woman

South Sea Woman 1953

5.40

Marine Sergeant James O'Hearn is being tried at the San Diego Marine base for desertion, theft, scandalous conduct and destruction of property in time of war. He refuses to testify or plead guilty or not guilty to the charges. Showgirl Ginger Martin takes the stand against his protest. She testifies O'Hearn won't talk because he is protecting the name of his pal, Marine Private Davey White. Ginger tells how she, broke and stranded, met the two marines in Shanghai two weeks before Pearl Harbor.

1953

Captain Calamity

Captain Calamity 1936

3.00

A South Seas skipper fights off thieves and pirates who are after a lost treasure.

1936

Victory

Victory 1919

5.80

Adaptation of Joseph Conrad novel about lust and violence on a South Seas Island.

1919

Terror Island

Terror Island 1920

4.90

Inventor Harry Harper travels to the South Seas, where there is buried treasure belonging to a girl, Beverly West. Naturally, others are after the loot, and Beverly's father is being held captive by cannibals until she returns to them with a pearl that belongs to one of their idols. The climax consists of Harper saving Beverly from a safe which has been lowered into the sea.

1920

Hurricane Smith

Hurricane Smith 1952

6.00

South Sea freebooters fight for hidden treasure and the love of the beautiful Luana.

1952

Isle of Fury

Isle of Fury 1936

5.30

An island pearl merchant and his new wife make room for a mysterious shipwrecked man.

1936

Bora Bora

Bora Bora 1968

4.80

A Frenchman finds his runaway wife on an island in the Pacific.

1968

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise 1959

5.70

Adventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962, starring Gardner McKay as Adam Troy, the captain of the schooner Tiki III, which sailed the South Pacific looking for passengers and adventure. USA Network aired reruns of this series between 1984 and 1988. The plots deal with the romantic and detective stories of Korean War veteran Troy. The supporting cast, varying from season to season, features George Tobias, Guy Stockwell, and Linda Lawson.

1959

Captain David Grief

Captain David Grief 1957

1

Captain David Grief is an American action/adventure series that aired in syndication from October 1957, to 1960. The program was based on a series of Jack London short-stories centered around the South Seas tradesman and adventurer David Grief.

1957