Summary
Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair? Bloody Mary is the philosopher of the island and it's hard to believe she could be the mother of Liat who has captured the heart of Lt. Joseph Cable USMC. While waiting for action in the war in the South Pacific, sailors and nurses put on a musical comedy show. The war gets closer and the saga of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque becomes serious drama.
Cast
Rossano Brazzi
Emile De Becque
Mitzi Gaynor
Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN
John Kerr
Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC
Ray Walston
Luther Billis
Juanita Hall
Bloody Mary
France Nuyen
Liat
Russ Brown
Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN
Jack Mullaney
The Professor
Ken Clark
Stewpot
Floyd Simmons
Commander Harbison, USN
Candace Lee
Ngana - Emile's Child
Warren Hsieh
Jerome - Emile's Child
Tom Laughlin
Lt. Buzz Adams
Giorgio Tozzi
Emile De Becque (singing voice)
Archie Savage
Ceremonial Dance Chief / Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Dancer: Chief
Francis Kahele
Henry - Emile's Servant
Robert Jacobs
1st Communications Man
John Gabriel
2nd Communications Man
Richard Harrison
Co-Pilot
Ron Ely
Navigator
Steve Wiland
Seabee Dancer
Richard H. Cutting
Admiral Kester
Joe Bailey
U.S. Commander
Buck Class
Fighter Pilot
Richard Kiser
Fighter Pilot
Robert Hover
Pilot in Hospital
Doug McClure
Pilot in Hospital
Stephen Ferry
Pilot in Hospital
Joan Baker
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Diane Reid
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Phyllis Butcher
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Dian Goodman
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Diane DuBois
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Anna James
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Karen Gallant
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Joyce Kramer
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Barbara Cole
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Mary Bishop
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
May Fewell
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Beverly Johnson
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Jane Lucas
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Janet Hanrahan
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Helene Patridge
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Barbara Nesser
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Marlene Lizzio
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Muffett Webb
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Mary Jo Flanders
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Debbie Wilcox
Nurse at Nurses' Beach
Faye Antaky
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Donna Pouget
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Dorothy Abbott
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Pat Volasko
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Jan Haller
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Beverly Aadland
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Bonnie Lene
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Jonnie Paris
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Diane Myles
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Barbara Donaldson
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Ila McAvoy
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Joanne Jones
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Larri Thomas
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Darlene Engle
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Kay Tapscott
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Evelyn Ford
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Betty Bunch
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Susan Logan
Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Dan Wallace
Sailor / Seabee
Karl Heyer
Sailor / Seabee
Jim DeCloss
Sailor / Seabee
Mike Vincent
Sailor / Seabee
James Stacy
Sailor / Seabee
Donald Mundell
Sailor / Seabee
Alvin Arnold
Sailor / Seabee
Mark Pinkston
Sailor / Seabee
Gene Bergman
Sailor / Seabee
Velton Parker
Sailor / Seabee
John Chasey
Sailor / Seabee
Lee Thomas
Sailor / Seabee
Carl Esser
Sailor / Seabee
Joseph Schlichter
Sailor / Seabee
Jim Ganley
Sailor / Seabee
Richard Smith
Sailor / Seabee
Murray Gaby
Sailor / Seabee
Robert Nielson
Sailor / Seabee
William Glisson
Sailor / Seabee
Hadley Gray
Sailor / Seabee
George Hooper
Sailor / Seabee
John Caler
Sailor / Seabee
Charles Joyner
Sailor / Seabee
Morris Harmell
Sailor / Seabee
Donald Lane
Sailor / Seabee
Donald Nobles
Sailor / Seabee
Tom Moore
Sailor / Seabee
Mike Salamunovich
Sailor / Seabee
Tom Logan
Sailor / Seabee
Durwood Bloomgren
Marine / Sailor in Thanksgiving Show
Charles Lunard
Marine / Sailor in Thanksgiving Show
Tex Brodus
Marine / Sailor in Thanksgiving Show
Joe Paz
Marine / Sailor in Thanksgiving Show
Bob Calder
Marine / Sailor in Thanksgiving Show
Eddie Searles
Marine / Sailor in Thanksgiving Show
Roy Damron
Marine / Sailor in Thanksgiving Show
Clark Lee
Marine / Sailor in Thanksgiving Show
Galvan DeLeon
Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Dancer: Sub Chief
Bob Destine
Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Dancer: Whip Man
Sidney Hurston
Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Dancer: Birdman
Leroy Hamilton
Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Dancer: Birdman
James Truitt
Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Dancer: Ashman
Clyde Webb
Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Dancer: Ashman
Steve Pappich
Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Dancer: Ashman
Victor Upshaw
Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Dancer: Firetender
Nat Bush
Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Dancer: Firetender
Garland Thompson
Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Dancer: Firetender
Ralph Weaver
Boar's Tooth Ceremonial Dancer: Firetender
James Field
Barua
William Washington
Barua
Marco López
Barua
Charles Carter
Barua
Alex Young
Barua
Ray Mendez
Barua
George Hall
Barua
Richard Domasin
Barua
James Malcolm
Barua
Maaka Nua
Barua
Johnny Morgan
Barua
Tony Nua
Barua
Jack Williams
Barua
Selu Nua
Barua
Andrew Robinson
Barua
Niki Nua
Barua
Kirk Boone
Blue Boy
Walt Davis
Blue Boy
Wesley Gale
Blue Boy
Don Marshall
Blue Boy
Clarence M. Landry
Blue Boy
David Walker
Blue Boy
Andrew Isaacs
Blue Boy
Harold Walker
Blue Boy
Walter Smith
Blue Boy
Charles Mohr
Blue Boy
George Davis
Drummer / Musician
Santiago Mos
Drummer / Musician
Kenneth Walker
Drummer / Musician
Gregory Christmas
Drummer / Musician
Bill Ornelles
Drummer / Musician
Gary Christmas
Drummer / Musician
Freddy Baker
Drummer / Musician
Gene Fontaine
Drummer / Musician
James Green
Drummer / Musician
Charles R. Rogers
Drummer / Musician
Don Martin
Drummer / Musician
Anita Dano
Polynesian Woman
Ann Darris
Polynesian Woman
Yvonne de Lavallade
Polynesian Woman
Joan Fontaine
Polynesian Woman
Lenmana Guerin
Polynesian Woman
Paulette Easley
Polynesian Woman
Tela Mansfield
Polynesian Woman
Claire Alcantara
Polynesian Woman
Vicki Orozco
Polynesian Woman
Missaye Meyer
Polynesian Woman
Bobbi Coté
Polynesian Woman
Mimi Dillard
Polynesian Woman
Harriette Young
Polynesian Woman
Monica Meyer
Girl running on beach
John Coldren
Marine in Attack Briefing
Hazel Daniels
Negro Woman
Peggy Dave
Negro Woman
Kathryn Johnson
Negro Woman
Martinique Landois
Negro Woman
Jeanna Limyou
Negro Woman
Thelma Oliver
Negro Woman
Jean Pace
Negro Woman
Frieda Rentie
Negro Woman
Hazel Rogers
Negro Woman
Jeannie Thompson
Negro Woman
Ercelle Tisby
Negro Woman
Boots Wade
Negro Woman
Ed Fury
Sailor / Seabee
Marie Greene
Ngana
Harrigan Logan
French Schoolgirl
Dorothy Michener
Missionary
James A. Michener
Missionary
Crew
Director, Theatre Play
Joshua Logan
Lyricist, Theatre Play
Oscar Hammerstein II
Novel
James Michener
Screenplay
Paul Osborn
Theatre Play
Richard Rodgers
Reviews
John Chard
November 9, 2019
5
Knuckleheads and cockeyed optimists.
Even though it's gargantuan in length, this is actually a "small" screen adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway play. Met with indifference by the critics of the time, it has however come to be loved by many a musical fan. I'm not one of them though...
There's no denying that the songs are superb, mostly top draw, but there are so many irritating issues within. The much discussed colour filters that were used by director Joshua Logan and cinematographer Leon Shamroy, are overkill, trying to supplant whimsy when really a static set can't carry the treatment. Pic is easily 45 minutes too long, thus when the war sequences come so late in the play they feel at odds with what has transpired in the previous 2 hours of film.
Mitzi Gaynor and Rossano Brazzi as our loved up lovers are polar opposites on character terms, but also in acting skills. She is radiant for the key musical numbers, but her character away from the musical numbers starts to grate the longer the pic goes on. He, well he's as stiff as one of Logan's camera set-ups is. Even some of the dancing choreography comes off as something that was originally thrown away during production discussions.
The tunes carry you through to the end, for they demand to be given our attention, but really this is one musical that I really could never watch again. 5/10
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$6,000,000.00
Revenue:
$36,800,000.00
