
The Hurricane
South Sea Adventure Calls
A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.
- Year: 1937
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- Keyword: based on novel or book, freedom, south seas, hurricane, honeymoon, tahiti, prison escape, jail, wedding, accidental death, shark, tropical island, racial prejudice, white man's burden, south sea island, told in flashback, ethical dilemma, marital discord, disaster movie, colonial era, missionary priest, schooner, tribal people, fidelity, primitive civilization, law and order, polynesians, colonial justice, french criminal code, missionary doctor, sadistic guard
- Director: John Ford
- Cast: Jon Hall, Dorothy Lamour, Raymond Massey, Mary Astor, C. Aubrey Smith, Thomas Mitchell