Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931)
79 min
Dan works for Pritchard and Pritchard out of San Francisco and is in love with Maisie, referred to as "the icebox" by his news reporter friend. As one of his ships returns to San Francisco, Dan learns that the Captain has contracted Leprosy and asks Dan to be the guardian of his South Sea island daughter Tamea. Dan soon learns that Tamea wants him and will do nothing without a kiss. But Tamea soon learns that she is different than Dan and Maisie and that makes her angry. Dan decides to go and live on the island with Tamea, but soon finds out that Paradise is not everything that he thought it was.
- Release date
- May 16, 1931
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Leslie Howard as Dan Pritchard
- Conchita Montenegro as Tamea Larrieau
- C. Aubrey Smith as Mr. Pritchard
- Karen Morley as Maisie Morrison
- Mitchell Lewis as Captain Larrieau
- Hale Hamilton as Mark Mellenger
- Clyde Cook as Porter
- Bob Gilbert as Tolongo
- Joan Standing as Julia
- Eulalie Jensen as Mrs. Graves
Crew
- W.S. Van Dyke · Director
- Peter B. Kyne · Writer
- Ruth Cummings · Writer
- John Lynch · Writer
- Merritt B. Gerstad · Cinematographer
- Ben Lewis · Editor