

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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2M
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- based on novel or book
- freedom
- south seas
- hurricane
- honeymoon
- tahiti
- prison escape
- jail
- black and white
- wedding
- accidental death
- shark
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNRLos Angeles, California5 Nov 1937
- TheatricalNew York City, New York. Distributed by United Artists Corp.9 Nov 1937
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalU14 Dec 1937
RussiaSU
- TheatricalСубтитры – Союзинторгкино, 1944 г.4 Sept 1944
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The Hurricane was released on 9 November 1937.
Audience reviews
1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/20/2022
This is all about the last ten minutes - and those largely forgive the preceding 100 which produce a rather dull, south seas melodrama as Jon Hall "Terangi" is imprisoned for defending himself against a bully. The intransigent French Colonial Governor "DeLaage" (a suitably maniacal Daniel Massey) makes it his mission to ensure that the rule of law prevails, and that "Terangi" is suitably punished - despite the caring…
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