Drums of Tahiti

1954 film by William Castle

April 23, 1954 (1954-04-23)

Running time

73 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Drums of Tahiti is a 1954 American south seas adventure film directed by William Castle and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Patricia Medina and Francis L. Sullivan. Drums of Tahiti was released in 3-D, and was one of three 3-D movies made by director William Castle.^[1]^[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola.

Plot

In 1877, Tahitians under the rule of aging Queen Pomare (Frances Brandt) dislike their position as a French protectorate and quietly plan a new war with assistance from Britain.^[3]

Cast

Dennis O'Keefe as Mike Macklin
Patricia Medina as Wanda Spence
Francis L. Sullivan as Commissioner Pierre Duvois
George Keymas as Angelo
Sylvia Lewis as Mawaii
Cicely Browne as Gay Knight
Raymond Lawrence as Shoreham
Frances Brandt as Queen Pomare (uncredited)
Eddie Foster as Tommy (uncredited)
Nelson Leigh as Minister (uncredited)
Paul Newlan as Captain (uncredited)

Production

Filming started 15 June 1953.^[4]

References

^ H, H. T.. (Apr 24, 1954). "The Screen in Review: ' Drums of Tahiti' Bows at the Palace". New York Times. p. 14.
^ Castle, William (1976). Step right up! : ... I'm gonna scare the pants off America. Putnam. p. 126.
^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=27484 ^{[bare URL]}
^ Schallert, Edwin (May 19, 1953). "Jack Carson New Star in 'Red Garters'; Sultry Singer Set for Medina". Los Angeles Times. p. B7.

External links

Drums of Tahiti at IMDb
Drums of Tahiti at AllMovie
Drums of Tahiti at the TCM Movie Database

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Columbia

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MGM

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