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Belles of the south seas

United States
film

Documentary travelogue view of the south sea islands and their native peoples. Includes Tahiti, New Zealand (South Island), Fiji, Samoan Islands, Papua and Ka..

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The Best kept secret...

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Southward ho!: in New Zealand's beautiful South Island

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