Paradise Island
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38% Critic Match

Paradise Island

ACTION!...ROMANCE!...ADVENTURE!

3.8 / 10 1930 1h 8mNR English
ActionRomanceAdventure

Storyline

The south sea island Tonga is full of plantations and scoundrels. Ellen Bradford arrives expecting marriage to respectable and successful plantation owner only to find he is a drunk and gambler. Being the only white woman she is the desire of scoundrels and cut-throats.

Cast & Crew

Kenneth Harlan

Kenneth Harlan

Jim Thorne

Lead
Marceline Day

Marceline Day

Ellen Bradford

Tom Santschi

Tom Santschi

Dutch Mike Lutze

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Beauty

BB

Betty Boyd

Poppi

Victor Potel

Victor Potel

Swede

Gladden James

Gladden James

Roy Armstrong

Will Stanton

Will Stanton

Limey

What People Are Saying

2.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bert Glennon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Paradise Island is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker