Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair? Bloody Mary is the philosopher of the island and it's hard to believe she could be the mother of Liat who has captured the heart of Lt. Joseph Cable USMC. While waiting for action in the war in the South Pacific, sailors and nurses put on a musical comedy show. The war gets closer and the saga of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque becomes serious drama.
Keywords:
World war ii
Plantation
Musical
U.s. navy
Based on play or musical
Interracial relationship
Hospital
Pacific island
Tragic event
Laundry
Tropical island
Racial stereotype
Frenchman
Bali hai
Dame
Star crossed lovers
Movie tag line: "There is nothing you can name that is anything like..."
Character: Emile De Becque
Character: Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN
Character: Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC
Character: Luther Billis
Character: Bloody Mary