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Donovan's Reef
Donovan's Reef

Donovan's Reef

Gangway...For This Year's BIG Adventure!

Genres

AdventureComedyRomance

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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.

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Budget

$2686000

Revenue

$6600000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6.232/10

Release Date

12 June 1963

Country

United States of America

Cast

John Wayne

John Wayne

Michael "Guns" Donovan

Elizabeth Allen

Elizabeth Allen

Ameilia Dedham

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley

Cesar Romero

Cesar Romero

Andre de Lage

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Monk Menkowicz

Jack Warden

Jack Warden

William Dedham

Jacqueline Malouf

Jacqueline Malouf

Lelani Dedham

Cherylene Lee

Cherylene Lee

Sarah "Sally" Dedham

Jeffrey Byron

Jeffrey Byron

Luki Dedham

Dorothy Lamour

Dorothy Lamour

Miss Lafleur

Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio

Father Cluzeot

Dick Foran

Dick Foran

Sean O'Brien

Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan

Francis O'Brien

Jon Fong

Jon Fong

Mister Eu

Dan Ford

Dan Ford

Child (uncredited)

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

Family Council Member (uncredited)

Ron Nyman

Ron Nyman

Naval Officer (uncredited)

Aissa Wayne

Aissa Wayne

Native Girl (uncredited)

Sara Taft

Sara Taft

Family Council Member (uncredited)

Chuck Roberson

Chuck Roberson

Festus

John Alderson

John Alderson

Officer (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Frank Hagney

Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

Richard Kipling

Richard Kipling

Lawyer (uncredited)

John Qualen

John Qualen

Deckhand Who Cries 'Man Overboard' (uncredited)

Charles Seel

Charles Seel

Grand Uncle Sedley Atterbury Pennyfeather (uncredited)

Patrick Wayne

Patrick Wayne

Australian Navy Lieutenant (uncredited)

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