South Sea Woman (1953)
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40% of users liked it
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Burt Lancaster and Virginia Mayo, the stars of 1950's Flame and the Arrow, are reteamed in the lusty adventure romp South Sea Woman. It all begins at the military trial of Marine sergeant O'Hearn (Burt Lancaster), facing a court-martial for desertion. In flashback, O'Hearn recalls how he… More Burt Lancaster and Virginia Mayo, the stars of 1950's Flame and the Arrow, are reteamed in the lusty adventure romp South Sea Woman. It all begins at the military trial of Marine sergeant O'Hearn (Burt Lancaster), facing a court-martial for desertion. In flashback, O'Hearn recalls how he was stranded in Shanghai while trying to break up the impending marriage between his pal David White (Chuck Connors) and brassy nightclub photographer Ginger Martin (Virginia Mayo). The two marines try to make it back to Pearl Harbor, but they undergo several hair-raising adventures along the way, including a sticky involvement with a group of French resistance fighters. The upshot of all this is that O'Hearn arrives in Pearl after the Japanese attack, and as such is branded as a coward. It is up to Ginger Martin to provide the evidence that will clear our hero -- but she isn't too fond of O'Hearn at the moment. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Arthur Lubin
- Genres
- Drama, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 3, 1953 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Third-rate unbelievable WWII adventure/romantic comedy.
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Cast
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Burt Lancaster
as Sgt. James O'Hearn
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Virginia Mayo
as Ginger Martin
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Chuck Connors
as Davey White
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Arthur Shields
as Jimmylegs Donovan
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Barry Kelley
as Col. Hickman
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Hayden Rorke
as Lt. Fears
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Leon Askin
as Marchand
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Veola Vonn
as Mme. Duval
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Raymond Greenleaf
as Capt. Peabody
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Paul Burke
as Ensign Hoyt
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Henri Letondal
as Alphonse
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William O'Leary
as Mr. Smith
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John Alderson
as Fitzroy
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Georges Saurel
as Jacques
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Noel Cravat
as Fatso
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Peter Chong
as Woo Ching
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Rudolph Anders
as Van Dorck
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Paul Bryar
as Captain of the Gendarmes
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Danny Chang
as Wong
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Cliff Clark
as Lt. Col. Parker
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John Damler
as Lt. Kellogg
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Jacqueline Duval
as Julie
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Gregory Gaye
as Free French
- Sam Harris
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Jim Hayward
as Masterson
- Al Hill
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Jack Kenney
as Bartender
- Robert Kino
- Frank Kumagai
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Grace Lem
as Mama Ching
- Keye Luke
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Strother Martin
as Young Marine
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Rollin Moriyama
as Japanese Officer
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Bob Sweeney
as Lt. Miller
- Guy DeVestal
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Anthony Radecki
as Military Policeman
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Gisele Verlaine
as Olga
