The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) on Netflix
Chester Tuttle comes home to Tahiti after years at sea. His family, headed by Jonas, works as little as possible, and Jonas borrows from Dr. Blondin without paying the money back.
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Plot summary
The Tuttles live on Tahiti, and Jonas Tuttle heads the family. The family thinks little about tomorrow and works only when it must. Jonas takes loans from Dr. Blondin and never repays them. Chester, a merchant sailor, returns home after several years away and brings a fighting rooster for the cockfight Jonas has arranged with Emily, who is industrious and prosperous. Jensen, a shrewd businessman, gets the doctor to hand Jonas's debt over to him. Jonas mortgages the rundown family mansion and wagers everything on the fight.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)
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- The Tuttles of Tahiti lost RKO money, which may explain why this was the last time Jon Hall played a Pacific Islander on screen.
