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Siren of the Tropics
Siren of the Tropics

Siren of the Tropics

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Marquis Sévéro, a rich, lazy Parisian, wants to divorce his wife so that he can marry his own goddaughter Denise. But Denise herself loves André Berval, an engineer employed by the marquis. Filled with jealousy, the marquis sends André to the Antilles, to prospect some land he has just acquired. He promises André that he can marry Denise if he is successful in the tropics, but he then writes to Alvarez, his manager at the site, asking him to prevent André from ever returning to France. The brutal Alvarez forms an instant hatred for André when the engineer breaks up Alvarez's attempt to rape Papitou, a beautiful native girl. Papitou becomes devoted to André, and protects him against Alvarez's schemes. But she faces a crisis herself when she learns that André plans to marry Denise.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

30 December 1927

Country

France

Cast

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker

Papitou

Pierre Batcheff

Pierre Batcheff

André Berval

Régina Dalthy

Régina Dalthy

La marquise Severo

Regina Thomas

Regina Thomas

Denise

Georges Melchior

Georges Melchior

Le comte Severo

Kiranine

Kiranine

Le régisseur Alvarez

Adolphe Candé

Adolphe Candé

Le directeur

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