Drums of Tahiti

Drums of Tahiti

THE STORY OF TWO OUTCASTS!

1954 · 73 min · ★ 10.0 · Adventure

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

Directed by William Castle · Written by Robert E. Kent

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