The Hurricane (1937)

★ 6.8 1h 44m IMDb
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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.

The Hurricane

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Cast

Jon Hall
Jon Hall as Terangi Died 1979 · Fresno, California, USA Jon Hall was an American film actor known for playing a variety of adventurous roles, as in 1937's The Hurricane, Invisible Agent and The Invisible Man's Revenge and six movies he made with Maria Mon...
Dorothy Lamour
Dorothy Lamour as Marama Died 1996 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Dorothy Lamour (December 10, 1914 – September 22, 1996) was an American film actress. She is best-remembered for appearing in the Road to... movies, a series of successful comedies co-starring Bob Hop...
Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey as DeLaage Died 1983 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor known for his commanding stage-trained voice. For his lead role in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), Massey was nominated for t...
Mary Astor
Mary Astor as Mme. DeLaage Died 1987 · Quincy, Illinois, USA Mary Astor (May 3, 1906 - September 25, 1987) was an American actress. Most remembered for her role as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon (1941) with Humphrey Bogart, Astor began her long moti...
C. Aubrey Smith
C. Aubrey Smith as Father Paul Died 1948 · London, England, UK C. Aubrey Smith (Sir Charles Aubrey Smith, CBE) was an English born stage and screen actor, prominent in Hollywood films starting from the beginning of the sound era..
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell as Dr. Kersaint Died 1962 · Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thomas Mitchell (July 11, 1892 – December 17, 1962) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. Among his most famous roles in a long career are those of...

Audience Reviews

CinemaSerf 7/10 Jun 20, 2022
This is all about the last ten minutes - and those largely forgive the preceding 100 which produce a rather dull, south seas melodrama as Jon Hall "Terangi" is imprisoned for defending himself against a bully. The intransigent French Colonial Governor "DeLaage" (a suitably maniacal Daniel Massey) makes it his mission to ensure that the rule of law prevails, and that "Terangi" is suitably punished - despite the caring interventions of a loquacious, frequently over-imbibed, Thomas Mitchell ("Dr. Kersaint); quite a poignant performance from local cleric C. Aubrey Smith ("Fr. Paul") and his own wife Mary Astor ("Mme. DeLaage"). Indeed, under the brutal administration of the hard labour camp by John Carradine the misery of our young captive is only compounded, especially as his unsuccessful escape attempts - to get back to wife "Marama" (Dorothy Lamour) - result in increases to his sentence. The plot is riddled with holes and inconsistencies, but John Ford builds tension quite well and the score from Alfred Newman and the special - really quite impressive - effects at the end are both great too (frankly, far too good for the rest of it). It'd be hard to recommend the entire film, but on balance I think the end justified the trip.

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