Typhoon (1940 film)

Typhoon is a 1940 American Technicolor south seas adventure film directed by Louis King and starring Dorothy Lamour and Robert Preston. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Visual Effects (Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings, Loren L. Ryder).

Typhoon
Directed by	Louis King
Produced by	Anthony Veiller
Screenplay by	Allen Rivkin
Story by	Steve Fisher
Starring	Dorothy Lamour Robert Preston
Music by	Friedrich Hollaender
Cinematography	Allen M. Davey William C. Mellor
Edited by	Alma Macrorie
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 25, 1940 (1940-04-25) (Honolulu, Hawaii) May 17, 1940 (1940-05-17) (United States)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Premise

A young girl abandoned on a South Seas island falls in love with a worthless seafarer.

Cast

• Dorothy Lamour as Dea
• Robert Preston as Johnny Potter
• Lynne Overman as Skipper Joe
• J. Carrol Naish as Mekaike
• Chief Thundercloud as Kehi
• Frank Reicher as Doctor
• John Rogers as Bar keep
• Paul Harvey as Dea's father
• Norma Gene Nelson as Dea, as a child
• Angelo Cruz as Kehi's bodyguard
• Jack Carson as Mate
• Al Kikume as Cook
• Paul Singh as Kehi's bodyguard

External links

• Typhoon on IMDb