White Shadows in the South Seas Overview:

White Shadows in the South Seas (1928) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and Robert J. Flaherty and produced by Hunt Stromberg and Irving Thalberg.

Academy Awards 1928/29 --- Ceremony Number 2 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best CinematographyClyde De VinnaWon
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Dr. Matthew Lloyd: They are like man was before he lost the Garden of Eden.


Dr. Matthew Lloyd: [after putting a stethescope on a man's chest] I was sure it wasn't in your heart to refuse me a drink.


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Though the film's credits claim it was shot on location in the Marquesas Islands with 'authentic' islanders, it was actually shot 900 miles away in Tahiti.
This was the first movie in which Leo the MGM lion, roared during the introduction.
This was MGM's first sound picture, and premiered in Hollywood at Sid Grauman's Chinese Theater on Friday, 3 Aug 1928.
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Best Cinematography Oscar 1928/29






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Also directed by W.S. Van Dyke




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Also produced by Hunt Stromberg




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Also released in 1928




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