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Four Frightened People
UNITED STATES · 1934

Four Frightened People

Cecil B. DeMille
survival tropical island love triangle plague outbreak adventure
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Synopsis

Malaya tropical island romantic love triangle adventure thriller, about a cruise ship where Bubonic plague breaks out. Four people are able to leave the ship in a tiny boat and make it to a desert island, where many adventures ensue and, of course, the two men fight over the beautiful young schoolteacher who is with them.

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