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All is well and good until Donovan receives the news that Dr. Dedham is a DisappearedDad whose long-lost daughter, Amelia (Elizabeth Allen), is traveling to Haleakalowa to meet her father and gauge his moral standards (according to Boston) to determine whether or not he is fit to continue holding his shares in the Dedham family shipping company. Given that Dr. Dedham has three children with an islander mother, Amelia isn't likely to take that well, so Donovan pretends the kids are his own while Amelia is visiting in order to help protect his friend's reputation.
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All is well and good until Donovan receives the news that Dr. Dedham is a DisappearedDad whose long-lost daughter, Amelia (Elizabeth Allen), is traveling to Haleakalowa to meet her father and gauge his moral standards (according to Boston) to determine whether or not he is fit to continue holding his shares in the Dedham family shipping company. Given that Dr. Dedham has three children with an islander mother, Amelia isn't likely to take that well, so Donovan pretends the kids are his own while Amelia is visiting in order to help protect his friend's reputation.
reputation. Sparks, romantic and otherwise, begin to fly between the veteran brawler and the prim young lady soon after her arrival.
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''Donovan's Reef'' is a 1963 adventure comedy film directed by Creator/JohnFord and starring Creator/JohnWayne.
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Ford and Wayne's last screen collaboration, the film was shot on Kauai, UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}.
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Michael Patrick "Guns" Donovan (Wayne) is a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII navy veteran living on the fictional UsefulNotes/{{French Polynesia}}n island of Haleakalowa, where he runs a saloon and shipping business while supporting the local economy and acting as an uncle and [[ParentalSubstitute surrogate father]] to the children of his former commanding officer, Dr. William Dedham (Creator/JackWarden), whenever the doctor has to travel to the outlying islands for weeks at a time. Alongside that he's engaging in fistfights with his other war buddy, Thomas Aloysius "Boats" Gilhooley (Creator/LeeMarvin) (Creator/LeeMarvin), or hanging out with the French governor, Marquis Andre de Lage (Creator/CesarRomero).
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Michael Patrick "Guns" Donovan (Wayne) is a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII navy veteran living on the fictional UsefulNotes/{{French Polynesia}}n island of Haleakalowa, where he runs a saloon and shipping business while supporting the local economy and acting as an uncle and [[ParentalSubstitue [[ParentalSubstitute surrogate father]] to the children of his former commanding officer, Dr. William Dedham (Creator/JackWarden), whenever the doctor has to travel to the outlying islands for weeks at a time. Alongside that he's engaging in fistfights with his other war buddy, Thomas Aloysius "Boats" Gilhooley (Creator/LeeMarvin) or hanging out with the French governor, Marquis Andre de Lage (Creator/CesarRomero).
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Michael Patrick "Guns" Donovan (Wayne) is a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII navy veteran living on the fictional UsefulNotes/{{French Polynesia}}n island of Haleakalowa, where he runs a saloon and shipping business while supporting the local economy and acting as an uncle and [[ParentalSubstitue surrogate father father]] to the children of his former commanding officer, Dr. William Dedham (Creator/JackWarden), whenever the doctor has to travel to the outlying islands for weeks at a time. Alongside that he's engaging in fistfights with his other war buddy, Thomas Aloysius "Boats" Gilhooley (Creator/LeeMarvin) or hanging out with the French governor, Marquis Andre de Lage (Creator/CesarRomero).
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Michael Patrick "Guns" Donovan (Wayne) is a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII navy veteran living on the fictional UsefulNotes/{{French Polynesia}}n island of Haleakalowa in UsefulNotes/FrenchPolynesia, Haleakalowa, where he runs a local saloon and shipping business while supporting the local economy and acting as an uncle and surrogate father to the children of his former commanding officer, Dr. William Dedham (Creator/JackWarden), whenever the doctor has to travel to the outlying islands for weeks at a time. Alongside that he's engaging in fistfights with his other war buddy, Thomas Aloysius "Boats" Gilhooley (Creator/LeeMarvin) or hanging out with the French governor, Marquis Andre de Lage (Creator/CesarRomero).
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''Donovan's Reef'' is a 1963 Christmas-themed RomanticComedy directed by Creator/JohnFord. It stars Creator/JohnWayne as Michael Patrick "Guns" Donovan, a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII veteran living on the fictional island of Haleakalowa in French Polynesia, where he runs a local saloon and shipping business while supporting the local businesses and acting as uncle and surrogate father to the children of his former commanding officer, Dr. William Dedham (played by Creator/JackWarden), whenever the doctor has to travel to the outlying islands for weeks at a time. Alongside that he's engaging in fistfights with his other war buddy, Thomas Aloysius "Boats" Gilhooley (played by Creator/LeeMarvin) or hanging out with the French governor, Marquis Andre de Lage (played by Creator/CesarRomero).
All is well and good until Donovan receives the news that Dr. Dedham is a DisappearedDad and his long-lost daughter Amelia, played by Creator/ElizabethAllen, is traveling to Haleakalowa, to meet her father and gauge his moral standards (according to Boston) to determine whether or not he is fit to continue holding his shares in the Dedham family shipping company. Given Dr. Dedham has three children with an islander mother, Amelia isn't likely to take that well so Donovan pretends the kids are his own while Amelia is visiting in order to help protect his friend's reputation.
All is well and good until Donovan receives the news that Dr. Dedham is a DisappearedDad and his long-lost daughter Amelia, played by Creator/ElizabethAllen, is traveling to Haleakalowa, to meet her father and gauge his moral standards (according to Boston) to determine whether or not he is fit to continue holding his shares in the Dedham family shipping company. Given Dr. Dedham has three children with an islander mother, Amelia isn't likely to take that well so Donovan pretends the kids are his own while Amelia is visiting in order to help protect his friend's reputation.
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''Donovan's Reef'' is a 1963 Christmas-themed RomanticComedy adventure comedy film directed by Creator/JohnFord. It stars Creator/JohnWayne as Creator/JohnFord and starring Creator/JohnWayne.
Michael Patrick "Guns"Donovan, Donovan (Wayne) is a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII navy veteran living on the fictional island of Haleakalowa in French Polynesia, UsefulNotes/FrenchPolynesia, where he runs a local saloon and shipping business while supporting the local businesses economy and acting as uncle and surrogate father to the children of his former commanding officer, Dr. William Dedham (played by Creator/JackWarden), (Creator/JackWarden), whenever the doctor has to travel to the outlying islands for weeks at a time. Alongside that he's engaging in fistfights with his other war buddy, Thomas Aloysius "Boats" Gilhooley (played by Creator/LeeMarvin) (Creator/LeeMarvin) or hanging out with the French governor, Marquis Andre de Lage (played by Creator/CesarRomero).
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* GoneHorriblyRight: The Australian sailor who gets his brother to join Gillhoolie and Donovan in the bar fight to even the odds probably didn't expect his brother to accept this so quick, or to deck him quite so hard or so fast
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* ObnoxiousInLaws: Amelia's mothers family apparently didn't think well of Doc, not even informing him of his wife's death until months afterwards.
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''Donovan's Reef'' is a 1963 Christmas-themed RomanticComedy directed by Creator/JohnFord. It stars Creator/JohnWayne as Michael Patrick "Guns" Donovan, a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII veteran living on the fictional island of Haleakalowa in French Polynesia, where he runs a local saloon and shipping business while supporting the local businesses and acting as uncle and surrogate father to the children of his former commanding officer, Dr. William Dedham, Dedham (played by Creator/JackWarden), whenever the doctor has to travel to the outlying islands for weeks at a time. Alongside that he's engaging in fistfights with his other war buddy, Thomas Aloysius "Boats" Gilhooley (played by Creator/LeeMarvin) or hanging out with the French governor, Marquis Andre de Lage (played by Creator/CesarRomero).
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* BrotherSisterIncest: Downplayed, but Luki is happy to refer to Amelia (his half-sister) as his date in one early scene.
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* CartwrightCurse: [[spoiler: Both of Doc's wives died soon after having their only and youngest respective children born.]]
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* TheJeeves: Mr. Eu, Andre's manservant and stooge.
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** Specifically, he said "those ''native'' girls," and at that time "native" still had the connotation of NationalGeographicNudity and presumed EternalSexualFreedom, etc.[[note]]In ''Princess Caraboo'', when Caraboo ties a length of fabric around her waist and Mrs. Worral says "Of course, she wants her native attire," her husband responds "Not ''too'' native, if you take my meaning," with a dirty chuckle, followed by illustrations of topless South Sea Island women.[[/note]]
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Donovan and Gilhooley.
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Dr. Dedham's inflection when saying, "''His'' kids?!" when he gets the message about the ruse.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Dr. Dedham's inflection when saying, "''His'' kids?!" when he gets the message about the ruse.
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* GoodShepherd: Father Cluzeot, the noble, if cantankerous, priest, who is forever taking donations meant to repair the leaky roof of the local church and distributing them to the poor. Even Gilhoolie tries to put on a good front for the man.
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* FreudianSlip: Andre pointing out several island girls to Amelia, naming them by name, and stating he's like a partner- er, father, to all of them.
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* FreudianSlip: Andre pointing out several island girls to Amelia, naming them by name, and stating he's like a partner- er, partner--er, father, to all of them.
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* [[spoiler:[[LukeYouAreMyFather Leilani, You Are My Sister]]: Amelia eventually learns the truth about her half-siblings.]]
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* ValuesDissonance: The driving force behind the plot. Never mind that Dr. Dedham did not re-marry and have more kids until after learning his first wife had died, but Amelia's trip to ascertain his "good, moral character according to ''Boston'' standards," as quoted by the lawyer, was basically to see if he had done anything with any of "those island girls."
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* ValuesDissonance: The InUniverse, this is the driving force behind the plot. Never mind that Dr. Dedham did not re-marry and have more kids until after learning his first wife had died, but Amelia's trip to ascertain his "good, moral character according to ''Boston'' standards," as quoted by the lawyer, was basically to see if he had done anything with any of "those island girls."
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* FantasticRacism: Leilani believes the reason the Dedham kids can't reveal that Amelia is their half-sister is because she isn't white.
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* BookEnds: The plot is kicked off with a scene showing the Dedham kids moving out of their father's house and the film ends with a scene showing them moving back in.
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** The entire first act is dedicated to the relationships between Donovan, Gilhoolie, Andre, and Dr. Dedham.
** The scene that introduces Amelia begins with several shots of portraits of previous Dedhams with cold, icy stares, and the camera pans down to reveal Amelia having the exact same expression.
** The entire first act is dedicated to the relationships between Donovan, Gilhoolie, Andre, and Dr. Dedham.
** The scene that introduces Amelia begins with several shots of portraits of previous Dedhams with cold, icy stares, and the camera pans down to reveal Amelia having the exact same expression.
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* ButtMonkey: Both Gilhoolie and Marquis Andre throughout the film.
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* ShoutOut: Amelia's first words to her father are, "Dr. Dedham, I presume?"
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* InsistentTerminology: "The Dedhams do not deal in rum, Amelia. We refer to it as West Indies Goods."
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* BlackComedy: A mild example as Donovan tells Amelia that the gold stars next to the names of his dead war buddies on the monument weren't for good behavior.
* PoliceAreUseless: Sergeant Monk Menkowicz of the French Foreign Legion never does anything to break up bar fights in Donovan's Reef because he's "always off duty."
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* TheAlcoholic: Gilhoolie, also a case of RealLifeWritesThePlot as Lee Marvin was constantly hung over during shooting.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: There was no fighting in French Polynesia during the Pacific Theater in World War II.
* ArtisticLicenseReligion: An InUniverse example as the three magi in the story of the Nativity become the king of Polynesia, the emperor of China, and the king of the United States of America.
* ArtisticLicenseReligion: An InUniverse example as the three magi in the story of the Nativity become the king of Polynesia, the emperor of China, and the king of the United States of America.
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* HereWeGoAgain: Near the end, when Amelia falls out of the car right in front of Donovan, he exclaims, "Not again!"
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'''''Donovan's Reef''''' is a 1963 Christmas-themed RomanticComedy directed by Creator/JohnFord. It stars Creator/JohnWayne as Michael Patrick "Guns" Donovan, a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII veteran living on the fictional island of Haleakalowa in French Polynesia, where he runs a local saloon and shipping business while supporting the local businesses and acting as uncle and surrogate father to the children of his former commanding officer, Dr. William Dedham, whenever the doctor has to travel to the outlying islands for weeks at a time. Alongside that he's engaging in fistfights with his other war buddy, Thomas Aloysius "Boats" Gilhooley (played by Creator/LeeMarvin) or hanging out with the French governor, Marquis Andre de Lage (played by Creator/CesarRomero).
All is well and good until Donovan receives the news that Dr. Dedham is a DisappearedDad and his long-lost daughter Amelia, played by Creator/ElizabethAllen, is traveling to Haleakalowa, to meet her father and gauge his moral standards (according to Boston) to determine whether or not he is fit to continue holding his shares in the Dedham family shipping company. Given Dr. Dedham has three children with an islander mother, Amelia isn't likely to take that well so Donovan pretends the kids are his own while Amelia is visiting in order to help protect his friend's reputation.
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* AffectionateNickname: "Uncle Guns," from the Dedham kids to Donovan. Becomes "Papa Guns" when they pretend to be his kids.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason why Dr. Dedham stayed on the island to help the people there rather than return to Boston after the war.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Amelia.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Played straight with the Australian sailors forgetting about no alcohol in the bar and chasing after some local women, only to be inverted later when they do learn there ''is'' alcohol in the bar, and it's being given away for free, so they ditch all the women.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Averted. Luke enjoys being called "Lukie."
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The scene that introduces Amelia begins with several shots of portraits of previous Dedhams with cold, icy stares, and the camera pans down to reveal Amelia having the exact same expression.
* FantasticRacism: Leilani believes the reason the Dedham kids can't reveal that Amelia is their half-sister is because she isn't white.
* ForcedKiss: Donovan to Amelia. She resists... at first.
* FreudianSlip: Andre pointing out several island girls to Amelia, naming them by name, and stating he's like a partner- er, father, to all of them.
* GoldDigger: Marquis Andre is a male version. He attempts to woo Amelia because her family is rich.
* [[spoiler:[[LukeYouAreMyFather Leilani, You Are My Sister]]: Amelia eventually learns the truth about her half-siblings.]]
* MissingMom: Dr. Dedham's wife died in childbirth.
* MurderTheHypotenuse: Downplayed. Andre doesn't want to kill Donovan, but he does want Amelia to leave him by tarnishing his personal reputation with her.
* NoodleIncident: A series of them between Donovan and Gilhoolie as to why they reunite on their shared birthday of December 7th to punch the crap out of each other. Even they've forgotten exactly which one started it all.
* OldTimeyBathingSuit: What Amelia purchases and wears to go water skiing.
* ReallyGetsAround: Gilhoolie.
* RipTailoring: Amelia tears off her OldTimeyBathingSuit to reveal a more modern one-piece.
* SceneryPorn: It was filmed in Hawaii, after all.
* SlapSlapKiss: Amelia and Donovan have this relationship at first.
* TitleDrop: "Donovan's Reef" is the name of the saloon and the sign is visible throughout the movie.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Donovan and Gilhooley.
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!! ''Donovan's Reef'' contains examples of the following:
* AffectionateNickname: "Uncle Guns," from the Dedham kids to Donovan. Becomes "Papa Guns" when they pretend to be his kids.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason why Dr. Dedham stayed on the island to help the people there rather than return to Boston after the war.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Amelia.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Played straight with the Australian sailors forgetting about no alcohol in the bar and chasing after some local women, only to be inverted later when they do learn there ''is'' alcohol in the bar, and it's being given away for free, so they ditch all the women.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Averted. Luke enjoys being called "Lukie."
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The scene that introduces Amelia begins with several shots of portraits of previous Dedhams with cold, icy stares, and the camera pans down to reveal Amelia having the exact same expression.
* FantasticRacism: Leilani believes the reason the Dedham kids can't reveal that Amelia is their half-sister is because she isn't white.
* ForcedKiss: Donovan to Amelia. She resists... at first.
* FreudianSlip: Andre pointing out several island girls to Amelia, naming them by name, and stating he's like a partner- er, father, to all of them.
* GoldDigger: Marquis Andre is a male version. He attempts to woo Amelia because her family is rich.
* [[spoiler:[[LukeYouAreMyFather Leilani, You Are My Sister]]: Amelia eventually learns the truth about her half-siblings.]]
* MissingMom: Dr. Dedham's wife died in childbirth.
* MurderTheHypotenuse: Downplayed. Andre doesn't want to kill Donovan, but he does want Amelia to leave him by tarnishing his personal reputation with her.
* NoodleIncident: A series of them between Donovan and Gilhoolie as to why they reunite on their shared birthday of December 7th to punch the crap out of each other. Even they've forgotten exactly which one started it all.
* OldTimeyBathingSuit: What Amelia purchases and wears to go water skiing.
* ReallyGetsAround: Gilhoolie.
* RipTailoring: Amelia tears off her OldTimeyBathingSuit to reveal a more modern one-piece.
* SceneryPorn: It was filmed in Hawaii, after all.
* SlapSlapKiss: Amelia and Donovan have this relationship at first.
* TitleDrop: "Donovan's Reef" is the name of the saloon and the sign is visible throughout the movie.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Donovan and Gilhooley.
