Never the Twain Shall Meet
1931 | 79m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | W.S. Van Dyke |
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| Writer: | Eugene Mullin, Peter B. Kyne, Edwin Justus Mayer |
| Staring: |
| Dan works for Pritchard and Pritchard out of San Francisco and is in love with Maisie, referred to as "the icebox" by his news reporter friend. As one of his ships returns to San Francisco, Dan learns that the Captain has contracted Leprosy and asks Dan to be the guardian of his South Sea island daughter Tamea. Dan soon learns that Tamea wants him and will do nothing without a kiss. But Tamea soon learns that she is different than Dan and Maisie and that makes her angry. Dan decides to go and live on the island with Tamea, but soon finds out that Paradise is not everything that he thought it was. | |
| Release Date: | May 16, 1931 |
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| Director: | W.S. Van Dyke |
| Writer: | Eugene Mullin, Peter B. Kyne, Edwin Justus Mayer |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | island, pre-code, south sea island |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Leslie Howard | Dan |
| Conchita Montenegro | Tamea |
| C. Aubrey Smith | Mr. Pritchard |
| Karen Morley | Maisie |
| Mitchell Lewis | Larrieau |
| Hale Hamilton | Mellenger |
| Clyde Cook | Porter |
| Bob Gilbert | Tolongo |
| Joan Standing | Julia |
| Eulalie Jensen | Mrs. Graves |
| Lloyd Ingraham | Mr. Muckridge (uncredited) |
| Carl M. Leviness | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Jay Eaton | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Ellinor Vanderveer | Dressmaker (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Eugene Mullin | Adaptation |
| Jack Mintz | Assistant Director |
| Merritt B. Gerstad | Director of Photography |
| Peter B. Kyne | Novel |
| Ben Lewis | Editor |
| W. Donn Hayes | Editor |
| Edwin Justus Mayer | Screenplay |
| W.S. Van Dyke | Director |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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