Adventure ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1940 · 1h 10m

Typhoon

Director

Cast

Dorothy Lamour as Dea Robert Preston as Johnny Potter Lynne Overman as Skipper Joe J. Carrol Naish as Mekaike Chief Thundercloud as Kehi Frank Reicher as Doctor

Crew

William C. Mellor — Director of Photography Allen M. Davey — Director of Photography Alma Macrorie — Editor Friedrich Hollaender — Original Music Composer Allen Rivkin — Screenplay Bobby Vernon — Screenplay

Tagline

ITS FURY SCREAMS ACROSS THE SCREEN...! Roaring out of the South Seas...smashing everything before it with the fury of its passion!

Synopsis

Two men searching for black pearls are marooned on an island when their crew mutinies. There they run into a beautiful girl who had been washed up on the island in her childhood. They must fight angry natives and a typhoon in order to survive.

Mood & Themes

island marooned

Key Collaborators

Louis King Director William C. Mellor Director of Photography Allen M. Davey Director of Photography Alma Macrorie Editor Friedrich Hollaender Original Music Composer Allen Rivkin Screenplay Bobby Vernon Screenplay Leonard Lee Screenplay Anthony Veiller Producer Edith Head Costume Design

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