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Girl of the Port

Girl of the Port

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 2, 1930

Runtime

1h 9m

Genres

Romance, Drama

User Score

57%

Original Title

Girl of the Port

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Director

Bert Glennon

Description

Josie, a New York showgirl with a mind of her own and a heart of gold, finds herself stranded on the island of Fiji. While seeking a way home she is befriended by a local man who gets her a job working as a barmaid at The Bamboo Bar. There she meets an alcoholic World War I veteran who is haunted by his wartime experiences and has an irrational fear of fire. Under her concerned care, he begins to recover and they fall in love. But then her jealous self-appointed boyfriend forces the veteran to participate in a traditional Fijian fire-walking ritual. To overcome his terror he must walk across 20 feet of burning coals and fight his rival to reach Josie's loving arms.