Donovan's Reef
“Gangway...For This Year's BIG Adventure!”
1963•NR•1h 49m•6.2•Released
AdventureComedyRomance
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.
Director
John Ford
Writer
James Edward Grant, Frank S. Nugent
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$7M
Languages
French, English, Italian
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
John Wayne
Michael "Guns" Donovan
Elizabeth Allen
Ameilia Dedham
Lee Marvin
Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
Cesar Romero
Andre de Lage
Mike Mazurki
Monk Menkowicz
Jack Warden
William Dedham
Jacqueline Malouf
Lelani Dedham
Cherylene Lee
Sarah "Sally" Dedham
Jeffrey Byron
Luki Dedham
Dorothy Lamour
Miss Lafleur
Marcel Dalio
Father Cluzeot
Dick Foran
Sean O'Brien
Edgar Buchanan
Francis O'Brien
Jon Fong
Mister Eu
Dan Ford
Child (uncredited)
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Company
John Ford Productions
Producer
John Ford
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