South of Pago Pago
Pearls like these were THE PRIZE that lured one woman on a voyage with thirty desperate men...
1940 · 1h 38m · Approved
Adventure
Directed by
Alfred E. Green
Overview
Sent by cutthroat pirates to turn Kehane’s head while they loot his island paradise of a fortune in pearls, Ruby instead falls for the young chief. Together, the two save Kehane’s people and their island home from the rapacious picaroons but at the tragic cost of their own future together.
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