Pagan Love Song

This article is about the film musical. For the Virgin Prunes song, see Pagan Lovesong. For the Acid Bath song, see Paegan Terrorism Tactics.
Pagan Love Song
Original film poster
Directed byRobert Alton
Written by
Based onnovel Tahiti Landfall
by William S. Stone
Produced byArthur Freed
Starring
CinematographyCharles Rosher
Edited byAdrienne Fazan
Music by
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's, Inc.
Release dates
  • December 25, 1950 (1950-12-25) (New York City)
  • December 29, 1950 (1950-12-29) (U.S.)[2]
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,920,000[3]
Box office$3,360,000[3]

Pagan Love Song is a 1950 American romantic musical film released by MGM and starring Esther Williams and Howard Keel. Set in Tahiti, it was based on the novel Tahiti Landfall by William S. Stone.

It was the first major role for Rita Moreno (then 19) and her third film overall.

  1. ^ Pagan Love Song, Library of Congress
  2. ^ "Pagan Love Song (1950): Release Dates". IMDb. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.