Terangi (played by Jon Hall) is a protagonist in The Hurricane.
Terangi is the first mate of an island-hopping schooner and the husband of Marama, the chief’s daughter. After striking a racist man in Tahiti, he is imprisoned and repeatedly attempts to escape, ultimately serving eight years before getting home. He reunites with his family, returns to warn the islanders of the approaching hurricane, and flees with his family after the disaster. Marama (played by Dorothy Lamour) is a protagonist in The Hurricane.
Marama is the daughter of the chief and Terangi’s wife. Before Terangi’s voyage, she has a premonition and begs him not to leave, but he goes without her. She later welcomes him home and hides with him and their daughter. When the hurricane strikes, Terangi ties Marama and their child to a strong tree, and they survive the disaster together. Father Paul (played by C. Aubrey Smith) appears in The Hurricane.
Father Paul is a religious figure on Manakoora who joins Captain Nagle and others in pleading with Governor DeLaage to let Terangi serve his sentence at home. After Terangi escapes from prison and returns by canoe, Father Paul rescues him from an overturned canoe and promises to keep his return secret. His silence helps Terangi reunite with his family. Dr. Kersaint (played by Thomas Mitchell) appears in The Hurricane.
Dr. Kersaint is a doctor from Manakoora who tells the island’s tragic story to a fellow passenger aboard a ship passing its ruins. Earlier, he asks Governor DeLaage to let Terangi serve his sentence at home, but DeLaage refuses. During the hurricane, Kersaint is among the few who survive, weathering the storm in a canoe with a pregnant patient.
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Characters
Terangi
(played by Jon Hall) — protagonist
Terangi is the first mate of an island-hopping schooner and the husband of Marama, the chief’s daughter. After striking a racist man in Tahiti, he is imprisoned and repeatedly attempts to escape, ulti...
Marama
(played by Dorothy Lamour) — protagonist
Marama is the daughter of the chief and Terangi’s wife. Before Terangi’s voyage, she has a premonition and begs him not to leave, but he goes without her. She later welcomes him home and hides with hi...
Father Paul
(played by C. Aubrey Smith) — supporting
Father Paul is a religious figure on Manakoora who joins Captain Nagle and others in pleading with Governor DeLaage to let Terangi serve his sentence at home. After Terangi escapes from prison and ret...
Dr. Kersaint
(played by Thomas Mitchell) — supporting
Dr. Kersaint is a doctor from Manakoora who tells the island’s tragic story to a fellow passenger aboard a ship passing its ruins. Earlier, he asks Governor DeLaage to let Terangi serve his sentence a...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Terangi → Marama
(Romantic Husband)
The plot states that Terangi marries Marama, the chief's daughter. After his escape, he returns to Manakoora and is reunited with her.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Dr. Kersaint → Father Paul
(Unknown Fellow Survivor)
The plot identifies Dr. Kersaint and Father Paul as participants in the island's crisis, with Father Paul rescuing Terangi and Dr. Kersaint surviving...
Dr. Kersaint → Terangi
(Narrative Storyteller)
At the beginning, Dr. Kersaint tells a fellow passenger the tragic story of the island, which becomes the film's flashback about Terangi.
Terangi → Father Paul
(Alliance Rescuer)
After Terangi's canoe overturns, Father Paul rescues him and promises to remain silent about his escape.
Story Analysis
A condemned sailor struggles against colonial punishment, returns to his family, and faces a catastrophic storm that transforms escape into uncertainty.
Plot Progression
Island Before the Storm
Law Without Mercy
The Long Escape
Return to Manakoora
The Island's Destruction
A Doubtful Rescue
Directed by John Ford
The Hurricane (1937) · 6.7/10 · action, adventure, drama, romance
