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The Tuttles of Tahiti is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Charles Vidor released in USA on 1 may 1942 with Charles Laughton
The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)
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Add to a movie listThe Tuttles of Tahiti is a 1942 film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Charles Laughton and Jon Hall. It was based on the novel No More Gas by James Norman Hall and Charles Nordhoff.
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When merchant sailor Chester Tuttle (Jon Hall) returns home to Tahiti after several years away, his family, headed by Jonas Tuttle (Charles Laughton), welcomes him with open arms. The Tuttles are a happy-go-lucky bunch who give little thought to the future and do as little work as necessary. Jonas often gets loans, which he never gets around to paying back, from Dr. Blondin (Victor Francen). Chester has brought with him a fighting rooster for Jonas's cockfight with the more industrious and prosperous Emily (Florence Bates).Actors
Charles Laughton
(Jonas)
Jon Hall
(Chester)
Peggy Drake
(Tamara)
Victor Francen
(Dr. Blondin)
Gene Reynolds
(Ru)
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