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Return to Paradise

"They called him Morgantani and to some he was a god ... but to one woman, Mister Morgan was a Man !"

1953-07-19 Drama 1hr 40m

An American drifter comes to a remote Polynesian island controlled by a Puritanical missionary and turns the social life of the island upside-down.

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Storyline

An American drifter comes to a remote Polynesian island controlled by a Puritanical missionary and turns the social life of the island upside-down.

  • Released
    1953-07-19
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
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  • Runtime
    1hr 40m
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
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  • Production
    Aspen Productions

Crew

Mark Robson
Director
Charles Kaufman
Writer
Keywords:
missionary

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Cast

Gary Cooper

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Mr. Morgan
Barry Jones

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Pastor Corbett
Roberta Haynes

Roberta Haynes
Maeva
Moira Walker

Moira Walker
Turia
John Hudson

John Hudson
Captain Harry Faber
Mamea Matatumua

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Tonga
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Maylia Fong

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Reviews for Return to Paradise
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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-05-30

Barry Jones's "Pastor Corbett" rules a tiny Pacific island with a godly rod of iron until the unwelcome arrival of American "Morgan" (Gary C... read more

Barry Jones's "Pastor Corbett" rules a tiny Pacific island with a godly rod of iron until the unwelcome arrival of American "Morgan" (Gary Cooper). He's distinctly non-conformist and has no intention of observing the sabbath and the rest of preacher's regime. The latter man's resistance to the government soon elicits support from the put-upon islanders and soon a coup, of sorts, ensues. Once the new order has been established, a form of peace breaks out until WWII arrives on their patch and they find themselves hosting the crew of a shot-down American plane of soon they all want to be shot, pretty quickly! Initially, the clashes of personalities between Cooper and Jones are quite effective, but that quickly falls away and we are left with a rather unremarkable romantic drama that I felt rather dragged, especially the will they/won't they courting scenes between Cooper and Roberta Haynes's "Maeva". If character redemption is your thing, then maybe you'll get a bit more from this - but for me, what made it interesting at the start is allowed to peter out far too swiftly. Some nice island photography of Samoa, though.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Barry Jones's "Pastor Corbett" rules a tiny Pacific island with a godly rod of iron until the unwelcome arrival of American "Morgan" (Gary Cooper). He's distinctly non-conformist and has no intention of observing the sabbath and the rest of...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-05-30

Barry Jones's "Pastor Corbett" rules a tiny Pacific island with a godly rod of iron until the unwelcome arrival of American "Morgan" (Gary Cooper). He's distinctly non-conformist and has no intention ...

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