30 Jul 1931
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.
Min and Bill
All taking picture
Min, the owner of a dockside hotel, is forced to make difficult decisions about the future of Nancy, the young woman she took in as an infant.
Top Billed Cast
Marie Dressler Min Divot
Wallace Beery Bill
Dorothy Jordan Nancy Smith
Marjorie Rambeau Bella Pringle
Don Dillaway Dick Cameron
DeWitt Jennings Groot
Russell Hopton Alec
Frank McGlynn Sr. Mr. Southard
Gretta Gould Mrs. Southard
Hank Bell Sailor in Barbershop (uncredited)
Jack Pennick Merchant Seaman Checking in at Hotel (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore Bella's Lover Aboard Ship (uncredited)
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