Bird of Paradise (1951)
Jeff Chandler: Tenga
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Quotes
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Tenga : There was a storm in the night. After a storm, sharks are hungry at attack. Beware!
Andre Laurence : Do they like white meat?
Tenga : It is said they prefer it.
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The Trader : Capitán! Capitán! Stop'im! He's gonna throw me to the sharks!
Skipper : That is good! Throw him. Sharks will vomit.
Tenga : I'm going up forward. The air is fresher there.
The Trader : How come he speaks English good?
Andre Laurence : We went to the same university.
The Trader : University? School?
Andre Laurence : Yeah.
The Trader : Then he is Tenga?
Andre Laurence : That's right, that's his name.
The Trader : I know all about him! He ain't no Kanaka. He's quarter white. His grandpa was a white man.
Van Hook : Makes a big difference, eh?