The Hurricane1937
The Hurricane (1937)
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Cast
as Marama
as Terangi
as Governor Eugene De Laage
as Madame Germaine De Laage
as Father Paul
as Dr. Kersaint
as Jailer
as Capt. Nagle
as Chief Mehevi
as Tita
as Mako
as Hitia
as Arai
as Reri
as Tavi
as Mata
as Mama Rua
as Marunga
as Judge
as Captain of Guards
as Girl on Ship
as Stuntman
as Man Who Is Injured
Critic Reviews for The Hurricane
All Critics (4) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (0)
Hurricane was really not much more than the spectacle of huge billows of water swamping a South Sea Island; nevertheless, its effect is nearly stupendous.
There have been tornadoes on the screen before, but compared with the Goldwyn catastrophe they don't seem much more impressive to look back on than a burst water main.
John Ford's popular film is an early, stunning sampler of the disaster genre, in which the love story between scantily clad Jon Hall and Dorothy Lamour is secondary to the major set-piece, which won the Sound Oscar.
The highlight of this scenic black and white romantic South Seas tale is the 15 minute hurricane sequence at the climax.
Audience Reviews for The Hurricane
A John Ford tour-de-force with special effects still unmatched even today as little island native boy gets jailed and nailed for daring to think he was as good as a white man. Worth many viewings and, of course, Dorothy Lamour in a wet sarong.
Super Reviewer
Some parts are terribly corny with dialogue handed to the actors in the form of declamations but overall a well directed and enjoyable film. The picture doesn't require any heavy lifting dramatically but Hall is fine in the lead, certainly a dashing protaganist and Dorothy of course looks great in her sarong. It's the supporting cast, a collection of dynamite character actors, that make this memorable. Any movie lucky enough to have Mary Astor, Thomas Mitchell, Jerome Cowan, Raymond Massey and John Carradine contributing their individual presence is worth seeing if only for them but this has good special effects, for the time, and a fun story to boot.
Super Reviewer
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