Bird of Paradise (1932) | Directed by King Vidor - Full Movie

A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god.

Bird of Paradise is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic adventure drama film directed by King Vidor and starring Dolores del Río and Joel McCrea. Based on the 1912 play of the same name by Richard Walton Tully, it was released by RKO Radio Pictures.

In 1960, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication per the Copyright Act of 1909.

Directed by: King Vidor
Written by: Richard Walton Tully (play The Bird of Paradise), Wells Root, Wanda Tuchock, Leonard Praskins
Produced by: David O. Selznick, King Vidor
Starring: Dolores del Río, Joel McCrea
Cinematography: Lucien Andriot, Edward Cronjager, Clyde De Vinna
Edited by: Archie Marshek
Music by: Max Steiner
Production company: RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by: RKO Radio Pictures
Release date: August 12, 1932
Running time: 80 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $752,000
Box office: $753,000