A luxury yacht arrives at a tropical island. The white crew is welcomed by the friendly natives. Johnny Baker (Joel McCrea) falls for native girl Luana (Dolores del Río). When the boat leaves, Johnny stays behind to be with Luana although she had been promise to a prince of a neighboring island.
This is a pre-Code romantic drama. I'm not completely buying the romance. This is a twenty something immature Joel McCrea. He acts like a kid and she's too much for him. At least, they filmed this in Hawaii and that looks good. It's pre-Code and was controversial for her 'naked' swimming scene. She's also mostly wearing the Lei and grass skirt. They must have glue the Lei onto her boobs. It was probably all too much for some people back in the day.
This is a pre-Code romantic drama. I'm not completely buying the romance. This is a twenty something immature Joel McCrea. He acts like a kid and she's too much for him. At least, they filmed this in Hawaii and that looks good. It's pre-Code and was controversial for her 'naked' swimming scene. She's also mostly wearing the Lei and grass skirt. They must have glue the Lei onto her boobs. It was probably all too much for some people back in the day.