The Bird of Paradise firstly created in 1912, is a interracial romance between a young American and a Polynesian beauty. The play, which made legendary stage actress Laurette Taylor a star, had been a success in its day, and had helped popularize Hawaiian music and culture. In 1932 David O. Selznick director of the RKO Studios invited one of M-G-M's top directors, King Vidor, to read the play and consider directing a film version for RKO as a vehicle for Mexican actress Dolores del Rio. Vidor began reading the play, but couldn't get through it. He told Selznick it would make a terrible film and he wasn't interested. Selznick told Vidor, "Just give me three wonderful love scenes...I don't care what story you use so long as you call it Bird of Paradise and del Rio jumps into the volcano at the end." Attracted by the freedom, and the chance to portray the ethnographic details of Polynesian culture Vidor agreed.This is the rare French original poster. A great Art deco movie poster printed in stone-lithography
- Condition B+
- Code Y014400
