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Siren of the Tropics (French: La Sirène des tropiques) is a 1927 French silent film starring Josephine Baker.Directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant and set in the West Indies, the film tells the story of a native girl named Papitou who falls in love with a French man named André Berval (Pierre Batcheff).
Siren of the Tropics: Directed by Henri Étiévant, Mario Nalpas. With Georges Melchior, Régina Dalthy, Pierre Batcheff, Queenie Thomas. Marquis Sévéro, a rich, lazy Parisian, wants to divorce his wife so that he can marry his own goddaughter Denise.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Henri Étiévant, Mario Nalpas
- 1928-02-22
Summaries. 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 ...
Siren of the Tropics (1927) Josephine Baker arrived in Paris in 1925 to star in La Revue Nègre, a musical production that showcased the music and culture of African Americans. Baker's spicy dance routines were difficult to categorize: They seemed choreographed in their deliberate steps but spontaneous in the wild abandon in which she performed.
- Henri +Titvant, Mario Nalpas
- Josephine Baker
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Siren of the Tropics 1927 1h 26m Comedy Drama Romance List Reviews A West Indies woman (Josephine Baker) falls for a Frenchman (Pierre Batcheff) and becomes a star performer in Paris.
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
Siren of the Tropics ★★ ½ La Sirene des Tropiques 1927. In love with a French businessman, West Indies native girl Papitou (Baker) sneaks back to Paris with him—despite his engagement to another woman—but finds her true calling in life as a dancer in music halls. Memorable only as the legendary Baker's film debut, showcasing her ...
