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Return to Paradise: Directed by Mark Robson. With Gary Cooper, Barry Jones, Roberta Haynes, Moira Walker. An American drifter comes to a remote Polynesian island controlled by a Puritanical missionary and turns the social life of the island upside-down.
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- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Mark Robson
- 1953-07-10
Jan 13, 2023 · Return to Paradise1953 · Drama · AdventureAfter washing up on a Pacific island controlled by a puritanical missionary, a drifter challenges the despot and ca...
- 88 min
- 159
- Classic For U
During the 1920s, itinerant American beachcomber Mr Morgan is deposited in the village of Matareva on the island of Upolu, Samoa in the South Pacific.When he...
Return to Paradise (1953) stars Gary Cooper as Mr. Morgan, a casual drifter who lands on a beautiful island in the South Pacific. The native islanders he finds there are living in fear under the iron fist of Pastor Corbett (Barry Jones), a fire and brimstone preacher hell-bent on imposing Christianity on them.
- Mark Robson, Tom Connors Jr., Ivan Volkman
- Gary Cooper
May 5, 2022 · “Return to Paradise” may raise eyebrows today for casting the 50something Cooper as a drifter who washes up on an island where the stereotypical simple happy natives are under the thumb of a martinet of a second generation missionary ( Barry Jones ).
Morgan (Gary Cooper), a drifter and soldier-of-fortune washes up on a Pacific island that is a small dictatorial state under the puritanic rule of Pastor Corbett (Barry Jones), a missionary. They conflict but Morgan stays on and carves out a cozy life.
Apr 5, 2019 · Directed by Mark Robson 100 mins (1953) Gary Cooper – Mr. Morgan. An American drifter comes to a remote Polynesian island controlled by a Puritanical missionary and turns the social life of the island upside-down. Also starring Barry Jones, Roberta Haynes, Moira Walker and John Hudson.
