Black Pearl

Black Pearl

1934 · 75 min · ★ 4.5 · Crime, Drama, Romance

Polish seaman returns home from Tahiti with a native lover and a fortune in sacred pearls, gets seduced by a married woman unaware she is part of a gang trying to get his riches.

Directed by Michał Waszyński · Written by Eugeniusz Bodo

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