Green Dolphin Street

Green Dolphin Street

A Fiery Girl Who Dares The Dangers Of The Sea And A Savage Land... Fighting For The Love Of A Bold Adventurer!

NR 1947 · 141 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, History, Romance

Sophie loved Edmund, but he left town when her parents forced her to marry wealthy Octavius. Years later, Edmund returns with his son, William. Sophie's daughter, Marguerite, and William fall in love. Marguerite's sister, Marianne, also loves William. Timothy, a lowly carpenter, secretly loves Marianne. He kills a man in a fight, and Edmund helps him flee to New Zealand. William deserts inadvertently from the navy, and also flees in disgrace to New Zealand, where he and Timothy start a profitable business. One night, drunk, William writes Octavius, demanding his daughter's hand; but, being drunk, he asks for the wrong sister.

Directed by Victor Saville · Written by Samson Raphaelson

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Lana Turner Marianne Patourel
Van Heflin Timothy Haslam
Donna Reed Marguerite Patourel
Richard Hart William Ozanne
Frank Morgan Dr. Edmond Ozanne
Edmund Gwenn Octavius Patourel
May Whitty Mother Superior
Reginald Owen Captain O'Hara
Gladys Cooper Sophie Patourel
Moyna MacGill Mrs. Metivier
Linda Christian Hine-Moa
Bernie Gozier Jacky-Poto

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