DEBRA PAGET: Beauty and Glory in the South Pacific Video

[Please read] Re-introducing the magnificent "Bird of Paradise" (1951). Debra Paget is Kalua. Louis Jourdan is Andre. Jeff Chandler is Tenga. Also appearing (but not in these clips): Everett Sloane as a beachcomber. "Bird of Paradise" is one of the finest exotic dramas ever made. Screenplay, casting, direction, acting, location-shooting (Hawaii), special effects: all superlative. The film presents a romance that asserts itself and endures in spite of superstition and often-difficult-to-bridge cultural differences. Joy in life and joy in love are stressed. In such a positive context, a tragic ending of great dramatic power is unimportant. It is the living and loving (and the memories thereof) that count while they last. Side-note for the statistical: Debra Paget was Elvis Presley's first leading lady in films, co-starring with him in "Love Me Tender" (1956). I think "Love Me Tender" is a more fitting title for "Bird of Paradise." Unlike the Elvis movie, "Bird" features some of the sweetest and most tender love scenes EVER filmed. I consider this YouTube video to be the finest of my tributes to actress Debra Paget. I encourage you to check out my other twelve Debra Paget videos, all courtesy of your most inspiring host, YouTube. Song excerpts credited, with pride, to: chorus under the direction of Ralph Carmichael (Nat King Cole), Les Baxter, Doris Day, The Chordettes, Les Paul/Mary Ford, Richard Rodgers, Colm Wilkinson, Jerome Moross, Arthur Lyman, and Metallica. If it ...