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Girl of the Port
“Rousing rough-and-ready drama of a wise-cracking show girl in the port that God forgot!”
6.6 / 10• 1930• 1h 9m•NR• English
RomanceDrama
Storyline
Josie, a New York showgirl with a mind of her own and a heart of gold, finds herself stranded on the island of Fiji. While seeking a way home she is befriended by a local man who gets her a job working as a barmaid at The Bamboo Bar. There she meets an alcoholic World War I veteran who is haunted by his wartime experiences and has an irrational fear of fire. Under her concerned care, he begins to recover and they fall in love. But then her jealous self-appointed boyfriend forces the veteran to participate in a traditional Fijian fire-walking ritual. To overcome his terror he must walk across 20 feet of burning coals and fight his rival to reach Josie's loving arms.
Cast & Crew
Sally O'Neil
Josie
Lead
Reginald Sharland
Jim
Mitchell Lewis
McEwen
Duke Kahanamoku
Kalita
DM
Donald MacKenzie
MacDougal
Renée Macready
Enid
Arthur Clayton
Burke
GB
Gerald Barry
Cruce
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bert Glennon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Girl of the Port is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
