Drums of Tahiti

"THE STORY OF TWO OUTCASTS!"

1954 1h 13m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Adventure

Synopsis

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A smuggler (Dennis O'Keefe) buys a bride (Patricia Medina) in San Francisco to help him run guns in 1877 Tahiti.

“THE STORY OF TWO OUTCASTS!”

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Cast

Dennis O'Keefe
Mike Macklin
Patricia Medina
Wanda Spence
Francis L. Sullivan
Commissioner Pierre Duvois
George Keymas
Angelo
Sylvia Lewis
Mawai
Cicely Browne
Gay Knight
Raymond Lawrence
Shoreham
Nelson Leigh
Minister

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Castle
Writers: Robert E. Kent, Robert E. Kent, Douglas Heyes
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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72 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

CAST

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Directed by William Castle, shot by Lester White. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Dennis O'Keefe and Patricia Medina and Francis L. Sullivan carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "THE STORY OF TWO OUTCASTS!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0046938 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

William Castle directs. Lester White behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
272 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by William Castle, shot by Lester White. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Dennis O'Keefe and Patricia Medina and Francis L. Sullivan carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "THE STORY OF TWO OUTCASTS!".
7IMDB entry: tt0046938 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.