| Plot Mr. Morgan (Cooper) washes up on an island in the South Pacific, ruled by Pastor Corbett (Barry Jones), a missionary who rules as a religious despot. Morgan stays on the island despite his conflicting with Corbett and has an illegitimate child, Turia (Moira Walker), by island native Maeva (Haynes). After her death, he leaves the island, but also leaves her daughter behind. He returns to the island shortly before World War II, and finds that his daughter has fallen in love with an American pilot who crash-landed on the island. |
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| World of James A. Michener -009ab- James A. Michener Adaptations: Return to Paradise (1953 film) @ Wikipedia |
| Return to Paradise (1953 film) (Theatrical poster) Directed by Mark Robson Produced by Harry Lenart Mark Robson Theron Warth Robert Wise Screenplay by Charles Kaufman Story: by James Michener Starring Gary Cooper Roberta Haynes Music by Dimitri Tiomkin Cinematography Winton C. Hoch Editing by Daniel Mandell Distributed by United Artists Release date(s) July 10, 1953 Running time 100 minutes Country United States Language English |
| Return to Paradise is a South Seas drama film released by United Artists in 1953. The film was directed by Mark Robson and starred Gary Cooper, Barry Jones, and Roberta Haynes. It was based on a short story Mr. Morgan by James Michener in his short story collection Return to Paradise, his sequel to Tales of the South Pacific. It was filmed on location in Matautu, Western Samoa (present-day Samoa). |
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| Soundtrack The title song "Return to Paradise" was featured in the soundtrack. |
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