South of Pago Pago (1940)
“Pearls like these were THE PRIZE that lured one woman on a voyage with thirty desperate men...”
Sent by cutthroat pirates to turn Kehane’s head while they loot his island paradise of a fortune in pearls, Ruby instead falls for the young chief. Together, the two save Kehane’s people and their island home from the rapacious picaroons but at the tragic cost of their own future together.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Alfred E. Green, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Victor McLaglen, Jon Hall, Frances Farmer, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Victor McLaglen
as Bucko Larson
Jon Hall
as Kehane
Frances Farmer
as Ruby Taylor
Olympe Bradna
as Malia
Gene Lockhart
as Lindsay
Douglass Dumbrille
as Williams
Francis Ford
as Foster
Ben Welden
as Grimes
Abner Biberman
as Ferro
Pedro de Cordoba
as Chief
Rudy Robles
as LunaBobby Stone
as HonoCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 98 min |
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