South of Pago Pago (1940)

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.

Released July 19, 1940 98 min 7+

Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime

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