Donovan's Reef

Gangway...For This Years BIG Adventure!

Genres

AdventureComedyRomance

Overview

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.

Details

Budget

$2686000

Revenue

$6600000

Runtime

109 min

Release Date

1963-06-12

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Vote Count

147

Vote Average

6.214

Cast

Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

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)

Mae Marsh

Family Council Member (uncredited)

Ron Nyman

Naval Officer (uncredited)

Aissa Wayne

Native Girl (uncredited)

Sara Taft

Family Council Member (uncredited)

Chuck Roberson

Festus

John Alderson

Officer (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

Richard Kipling

Lawyer (uncredited)

John Qualen

Deckhand Who Cries 'Man Overboard' (uncredited)

Charles Seel

Grand Uncle Sedley Atterbury Pennyfeather (uncredited)

Patrick Wayne

Australian Navy Lieutenant (uncredited)

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