“Donovan’s Reef”

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(1963) John Ford directs John Wayne in this romantic comedy; their last film together. Wayne plays Michael Donovan who, with his ex-Navy pals Thomas Gilhooley (Lee Marvin) and William Dedham (Jack Warden), has ended up on a South Pacific island after the war. Trouble threatens their paradise when Dedham’s estranged daughter Amelia (Elizabeth Allen) arrives with news that he’s heir to the family’s shipping company: but he could lose the inheritance to her if he’s seen to be living in an ‘immoral’ way. As Dedham is away, Donovan convinces her that he’s responsible for Dedham’s children and, while he maintains the subterfuge, the beauty of the island and its way of life get under Amelia’s skin, as do Donovan’s romantic overtures… M,W,R,S,HD., Comedy in which three American sailors settle down on an idyllic South Sea island after the war in the Pacific. Problems arise when one of them is visited by his daughter, who is unaware that her father has a new, Polynesian family., Life is fine for Donovan on his magical paradise island until the arrival of a pal’s beautiful daughter., John Ford directs John Wayne in this romantic comedy; their last film together. Wayne plays Michael Donovan who, with his ex-Navy pals Thomas Gilhooley and William Dedham, has ended up on a South Pacific island after the war. But trouble threatens their paradise when Dedham’s estranged daughter Amelia arrives with news that he’s heir to the family’s shipping company: but he could lose the inheritance to her if he’s seen to be living in an “immoral” way. As Dedham is away, Donovan convinces her that he’s responsible for Dedham’s children and, while he maintains the subterfuge, the beauty of the island and its way of life get under Amelia’s skin, as do Donovan’s romantic overtures…, In their last film together, John Ford directs John Wayne in this romantic comedy. Wayne plays Michael Donovan, who with Thomas Gilhooley and William Dedham, all ex-Navy pals, have ended up on a South Pacific island after the war. Donovan runs the bar, Gilhooley hangs out there and Dedham is now the island doctor, married to one of the locals. But trouble threatens their paradise when Dedham’s estranged daughter Amelia arrives with news he’s heir to the family’s shipping company. He could lose the inheritance to her if he’s seen to be living in an ‘immoral’ way but luckily he’s away on an emergency. Donovan convinces her he’s responsible for Dedham’s children and while maintaining the subterfuge, the beauty of the island and its way of life gets under Amelia’s skin, as does Donovan’s wooing of her, until all thoughts of the inheritance fade from her mind as she decides to stay on at Donovan’s Reef., After the war in the Pacific, three American sailors settle down on an idyllic South Sea island. Problems arise when one is visited by his daughter, who is unaware that her father has a new, Polynesian family., In this film, John Wayne and Jack Warden play two ex-Navy men who prefer to spend their declining years raising hell on a remote South Sea island. Enter prim-and-proper Elizabeth Allen, in search of her father, Warden. Quickly, Wayne, and Lee Marvin conspire to “clean up” Warden’s image., John Wayne and Lee Marvin star in this raucous comedy about a pair of war veterans who join forces to help a young woman find her missing father., A tale of three war buddies brawling and romancing on an island paradise. Filmed on location in Hawaii.

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Q: Who are the main cast members in “Donovan’s Reef ” ?
A: The main cast includes John Wayne,Lee Marvin,Jack Warden,Elizabeth Allen,César Romero,Dorothy Lamour,Marcel Dalio,Mike Mazurki,Jacqueline Malouf,Cherylene Lee,Tim Stafford,Edgar Buchanan,Jon Fong,Yvonne Peattie,Ralph Volkie,Frank Baker,June Y. Kim,June Kim,Midori,Ron Nyman,Carmen Estrabeau,Patrick Wayne,Chuck Roberson,Duke Green,King Lockwood,Harold Fong,Dick Foran,Charles Seel,Cliff Lyons,Aissa Wayne,Mae Marsh,Sara Taft,Carl Leviness,Fred Jones,Scott Seaton,Major Sam Harris,Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum,Hal Pereira,Frank Westmore,Darrell Silvera,Webb Overlander,William Reynolds,Paul K. Lerpae,James Edward Grant,Gary Morris,William Reynolds,Edith Head,Irvin Talbot,William Clothier,Frank S. Nugent,Wally Westmore,Eddie Imazu,Sam Comer,Otho Lovering,Farciot Edouart.

Q: When Did the “Donovan’s Reef” Released?
A: The Movie “Donovan’s Reef” originally aired on 1963-06-12 and released in the year of 1963.

Q: What Languages are available to watch “Donovan’s Reef” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.

Q: Where to watch “Donovan’s Reef” ?
A: “Donovan’s Reef” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.

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