Donovan's Reef
“Gangway...For This Year's BIG Adventure!”
1963 · 1 h 49 min
John FordCast
John Wayne 
Lee Marvin 
Elizabeth Allen 
Jack Warden 
Cesar Romero 
Dick Foran
Credits
Written by: 
Frank S. Nugent
Plot
A high-society woman arrives on a Hawaiian island in search of her father and meets a group of former Navy men.
Sinekatalog’s take
John Ford's late comedy is a breezy South Seas romp, with John Wayne and Lee Marvin.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (10,925 votes)
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