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Never the Twain Shall Meet

Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931)

1h 19m | PG-13

⭐ 4 / 10

Dan works for Pritchard and Pritchard out of San Francisco and is in love with Maisie, referred to as "the icebox" by his news reporter friend. As one of his ships returns to San Francisco, Dan learns that the Captain has contracted Leprosy and asks Dan to be the guardian of his South Sea island daughter Tamea. Dan soon learns that Tamea wants him and will do nothing without a kiss. But Tamea soon learns that she is different than Dan and Maisie and that makes her angry. Dan decides to go and live on the island with Tamea, but soon finds out that Paradise is not everything that he thought it was.

Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard

as Dan

Conchita Montenegro

Conchita Montenegro

as Tamea

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

as Mr. Pritchard

Karen Morley

Karen Morley

as Maisie

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

as Larrieau

Hale Hamilton

Hale Hamilton

as Mellenger