The Hurricane (1937) | |
| Director(s) | John Ford, Stuart Heisler (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Samuel Goldwyn, Merritt Hulburd (associate) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Prejudice |
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The Hurricane Overview:
The Hurricane (1937) was a Action - Drama Film directed by John Ford and Stuart Heisler and produced by Samuel Goldwyn and Merritt Hulburd.
SYNOPSIS
A Ford tropical fantasy and a wonderful adventure story set on an idyllic island, where a young couple (Lamour and Hall) and their clash with the local governor (Massey) are made insignificant by the impending natural disaster of the title. Newman wrote the lush film score, and the special effects are still pretty impressive. Remade in 1979.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Academy Awards 1937 --- Ceremony Number 10 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actor | Thomas Mitchell | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Samuel Goldwyn Studio Music Department, Alfred Newman, head of department (Score by Alfred Newman) | Nominated |
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DISASTER BLOG-A-THON: The Hurricane, 1937
on Jun 10, 2020 From Caftan WomanThe Midnite Drive-In and Dubsism are hosting (cue: thunder and lightning) the DISASTER BLOG-A-THON! Start your journey HERE, if you dare. Manakoora is a South Sea Island under the dubious protection of France. Governor Paul DeLaage played by Raymond Massey comes from a long line of bureaucrat... Read full article
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Quotes from
DeLaage: You helped Terangi? My own priest?
Father Paul: I'm his priest too!
DeLaage: You helped a murderer!
Father Paul: I aided a man whose heart is innocent.
DeLaage: You've given aid to anarchy and bloodshed!
Father Paul: I'll answer for it.
Dr. Kersaint: You know, I play a kind of chess game with the oldest gambler in the world, Mehevi. He takes Mama Rua, and I checkmate him with a baby.
[laughs]
Dr. Kersaint: I'll think I'll have another drop of cognac just to keep the wind out of my bones on the way home.
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Facts about
Charles Locher officially changed his name professionally to Jon Hall with this picture in order to capitalize on his real life relationship to "The Hurricane"'s co-author, James Norman Hall.
The native village set was on 2½ acres of United Artists' back lot.
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