South Pacific (1958)


Rossano Brazzi          Emile DeBecque
Mitzi Gaynor            Nellie Forbush
John Kerr               Lieutenant Joe Cable
Ray Walston             Luther Billis
Juanita Hall            Bloody Mary
France Nuyen            Liat
L. Russell Brown        Captain Brackett
Jack Mullaney           Professor
Ken Clark               Stewpot
Floyd Simmons           Bill Harbison
Candace Lee             Ngana--Emile's Daughter
Warren Hsieh            Jerome--Emile's Son
Tom Laughlin            Buzz Adams
Beverly Aadland (II)    Dancer
Galvan DeLeon           Sub Chief
Ron Ely                 Co-Pilot
Robert Jacobs           Communications Man
Archie Savage           Native Chief
Darleen Engle           Nurse
Evelyn Ford             Nurse
John Gabriel (II)       Radio Man
Richard Cutting         Admiral Kester
Doug McClure            Pilot
Stephen Ferry           Pilot
Joe Bailey              US Commander

Directed by:            Joshua Logan
Produced by:            Buddy Adler


Two stories set side by side about love and loss set in the wartime tropics. Adaptation of 
the 1949 stage play.

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Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one 
enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash 
that man out of her hair? Bloody Mary is the philosopher of the island and it's hard to believe 
she could be the mother of Liat who has captured the heart of Lt. Joseph Cable USMC. While 
waiting for action in the war in the South Pacific, sailors and nurses put on a musical comedy 
show. The war gets closer and the saga of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque becomes serious 
drama.

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It is 1943 and the United States Navy has established several bases in the Solomon Islands, in 
preparation for an invasion towards New Guinea and the Central Pacific. On one such island lives 
a French planter named Emile de Becque, whom the Navy wishes to employ as a scout to nearby 
Japanese held islands. To accomplish this task, de Becque is approached by a US Navy nurse named 
Nellie Forbush. Amidst an outstanding musical score, and breathtaking scenery, the drama of 
"South Pacific" unfolds.