“Gangway...For This Year's BIG Adventure!”
Donovan's Reef
6.3
158 votes·1963
·1h 49m
·MovieAdventureComedyRomance
Overview
After her great aunt's death, a high-society woman arrives on a Hawaiian island in search of the heir - the father she has never met.
Commercial Verdict
Hit
Revenue vs Budget2.5x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Profitable theatrical release
Keywords
birthdayhalf-brotherpriestveteranmission clinicpolynesiabar brawlchristmaspianohalf sistertiki culture
Cast
John Wayne
Michael "Guns" Donovan
Elizabeth Allen
Ameilia Dedham
Lee Marvin
Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
Cesar Romero
Andre de Lage
Mike Mazurki
Monk Menkowicz
Jack Warden
William Dedham
Jacqueline Malouf
Lelani Dedham
Cherylene Lee
Sarah "Sally" Dedham
Jeffrey Byron
Luki Dedham
Dorothy Lamour
Miss Lafleur
Marcel Dalio
Father Cluzeot
Dick Foran
Sean O'Brien
Edgar Buchanan
Francis O'Brien
Jon Fong
Mister Eu
Dan Ford
Child (uncredited)
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