---
title: 'The Pagan (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'W. S. Van Dyke'
released: '1929-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pagan-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020253/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Pagan (1929)

1929 · 83 min · Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Pagan is a 1929 synchronized sound romantic drama filmed in Tahiti and produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. Both director W. S. Van Dyke and cinematographer Clyde De Vinna had previously visited Tahiti in 1928 to film White Shadows in the South Seas. The Pagan stars Ramon Novarro.

## Credits

- **Director:** [W. S. Van Dyke](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-s-van-dyke)
- **Screenplay:** [John Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-russell-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Axt](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-axt)
- **Producer:** [Louis B. Mayer](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-b-mayer), [Irving Thalberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-thalberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Clyde De Vinna](https://cinepixo.com/people/clyde-de-vinna)

## Cast

- [Donald Crisp](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-crisp)
- [Ramón Novarro](https://cinepixo.com/people/ramon-novarro)
- [Renée Adorée](https://cinepixo.com/people/renee-adoree)
- [Dorothy Janis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-janis)

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