Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair? Bloody Mary is the philosopher of the island and it's hard to believe she could be the mother of Liat who has captured the heart of Lt. Joseph Cable USMC. While waiting for action in the war in the South Pacific, sailors and nurses put on a musical comedy show. The war gets closer and the saga of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque becomes serious drama. Written by

nurse|love|u.s. navy|hospital|frenchman|pacific island|1940s|beefcake|based on stage musical based on book|70mm film|based on short stories|racism|widower|song|singing|singer|dancing|dancer|washing hair|u.s. sailor|tragic event|star crossed lovers|shampoo|secret mission|prejudice|mother daughter relationship|little rock arkansas|kiss|father son relationship|father daughter relationship|death|dame|based on stage musical|bare chested male|cross dressing|tropical island|shower|profiteering|plantation|optimism|laundry|fugitive|forbidden love|boar's tooth|bali hai|tony award source|blockbuster|racial stereotype|polynesia|xenophobia|world war two|interracial relationship|pulitzer prize source|based on book|

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