Green Dolphin Street 1947 (La Calle del Delfin Verde) Lobby Card
Green Dolphin Street (La Calle del Delfin Verde) Spanish language Lobby Card. Drama stars Lana Turner, Van Heflin, Donna Reed. 16.25 x 12.5.
Based on the prize-winning novel by Elizabeth Goudge, the spectacular special effects (including a monster earthquake, a tidal wave and a bloody native uprising) were honored with an Academy Award*.
Two beautiful daughters of a wealthy merchant fall in love with the same handsome young man (Richard Hart), but because he favors the gentle modesty of Marguerite (Donna Reed), her "not quite nice" sister Marianne (LanaTurner) persuades him to seek his fortune abroad. Settled down in business in New Zealand with a friend (Van Heflin), he sends for Marguerite to join him: however, he drunkenly addresses his proposal to sensual Marianne. When the wrong sister meets up with her husband-to-be and his partner, a bitter rivalry is provoked between the men for the love of an irresistible woman.
Green Dolphin Street, which co-stars Frank Morgan. Edmund Gwenn and Dame May Whitty, is an entertaining blockbuster, combining high adventure with violent passion. 2 hours, 21 minutes; Black & White
*Best Effects, Special Effects 1948 A. Arnold Gillespie (visual) Warren Newcombe (visual) Douglas Shearer (audible) Michael Steinore (audible)
