Starring Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman, J. Carrol Naish, Chief
Thundercloud, Jack Carson
Directed by Louis King
Print: color
Runtime: 70 min.
Genre: adventure
Print Quality: B
Typhoon was Paramount's answer to Samuel Goldwyn's The Hurricane, even utilizing the
same leading lady, Dorothy Lamour. The film is set in a small island off Dutch Guinea. Two
sailors (Robert Preston and Lynne Overman) make the acquaintance of a young white girl
(Lamour) who has been living on the island since childhood, the victim of a shipwreck. The
Technicolor cameras are given a thorough workout recording not only Lamour's
sarong-clad frame and the climactic typhoon, but also an added-attraction forest fire.
Incidentally, the working title for Typhoon was The Big Haircut.