Bird of Paradise (1932)
Set your DVRs. Turner Classic Movies will broadcast this movie on Tuesday, December 5th at 10:15am. TCM lists the run time as 90 minutes, while Wikipedia and IMDb dot com both list it at 80 minutes. The extra time may be an introduction by one of the TCM hosts to explain the history and significance of the movie.
Interestingly, the Wikipedia article states that the movie, despite its notoriety, lost $250K at the box office. It also states that Delores Del Rio wore a flesh-colored G-string during her "nude" swim.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_of_Paradise_(1932_film)
IMDb states that the native dances were choreographed by Busby Berkeley. It also states that, because this movie is now in the public domain, many of the DVDs being sold are of poor technical quality.
imdb.com/title/tt0022689/
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