South Sea Woman (1953)

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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 was… 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

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 39 min.
Directed By: Arthur Lubin
Genres: Drama, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 3, 1953 Wide
On DVD: Oct 23, 2007

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jay n

Sometimes insipid piffle that has a cast far better than the neglible material deserves. A Saturday afternoon matinee movie in fancy clothes, all that is missing is color.

Cast

            Burt Lancaster as Sgt. James O'Hearn

            Virginia Mayo as Ginger Martin

            Chuck Connors as Davey White

            Arthur Shields as Jimmylegs Donovan

            Barry Kelley as Col. Hickman

            Hayden Rorke as Lt. Fears

            Leon Askin as Marchand

            Veola Vonn as Mme. Duval

            Raymond Greenleaf as Capt. Peabody

            Paul Burke as Ensign Hoyt

            Henri Letondal as Alphonse

            William O'Leary as Mr. Smith

            John Alderson as Fitzroy

            Georges Saurel as Jacques

            Noel Cravat as Fatso

            Peter Chong as Woo Ching

            Rudolph Anders as Van Dorck

            Paul Bryar as Captain of the Gendarmes

            Danny Chang as Wong

            Cliff Clark as Lt. Col. Parker

            John Damler as Lt. Kellogg

            Jacqueline Duval as Julie

            Gregory Gaye as Free French

            Sam Harris
            
            Jim Hayward as Masterson

            Al Hill
            
            Jack Kenney as Bartender

            Robert Kino
            
            Frank Kumagai
            
            Grace Lem as Mama Ching

            Keye Luke
            
            Strother Martin as Young Marine

            Rollin Moriyama as Japanese Officer

            Bob Sweeney as Lt. Miller

            Guy DeVestal
            
            Anthony Radecki as Military Policeman

            Gisele Verlaine as Olga
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