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Siren of the Tropics. 1928 · 1 hr 28 min. TV-14. Drama · Comedy. Legendary Josephine Baker stars in this silent film as a woman who falls for the man who saved her ...
Available only as a fragment for decades, “Siren of the Tropics” is Josephine Baker’s feature-film debut. Made in 1927, around the time St. Louisan Baker was making a Paris splash as a Folies Bergère star, “Siren” establishes the rags-to-riches, fairytale template from which her subsequent films would be cut.
Henri Étiévant. Director. Maurice Dekobra. Writer. Marquis Sévéro, a rich, lazy Parisian, wants to divorce his wife so that he can marry his own goddaughter Denise. But Denise herself loves André Berval, an engineer employed by the marquis. Filled with jealousy, the marquis sends André to the Antilles, to prospect some land he has just ...
He promises André that he can marry Denise if he is successful in the tropics, but he then writes to Alvarez, his manager at the site, asking him to prevent André from ever returning to France. The brutal Alvarez forms an instant hatred for André when the engineer breaks up Alvarez's attempt to rape Papitou, a beautiful native girl.
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Jan 19, 2020 · Sunday, January 19. (1927, Mario Nalpas & Henri Étiévant) Josephine Baker in her first movie showcase, as an island woman who learns about social mores when she travels to the mainland. Featuring a famous nude bathtub scene. Buñuel was assistant director. DCP courtesy Lobster Films. Approx. 86 min. JANUARY 19 SUN SIREN OF THE TROPICS Live ...
Marquis Sévéro, a rich, lazy Parisian, wants to divorce his wife so that he can marry his own goddaughter Denise. But Denise herself loves André Berval, an engineer employed by the marquis. Filled with jealousy, the marquis sends André to the Antilles, to prospect some land he has just acquired. He promises André that he can marry Denise ...
