Tropic of Desire

1979

Action / Drama

56
IMDb Rating 5.2/10 10 169 169

brothel hawaii world war ii stag film

Plot summary

The “Rosa Flamingo” brothel is known throughout the world during the Second World War because of its warm-hearted ladies. Love-starved soldiers from all over the world come together here for a few precious moments that the war leaves them.

Director

Bob Chinn Photo
Bob Chinn

Top cast

Tim Wade Photo
Tim Wade as Marine
Terrence Soo Photo
Terrence Soo as Suiki
Greg Anderson Photo
Greg Anderson as Marine
Marlene Munroe Photo
Marlene Munroe as Actress in Stag Film
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746.09 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
Seeds 2
1.35 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Michael_Elliott

Above Average Adult Film

Tropic of Desire (1979)*** (out of 4)Frances (Georgina Spelvin) runs an infamous whore house in Hawaii and our story concerns a group of sailors who show up to have some fun.TROPIC OF DESIRE is considered by many to be director Bob Chinn's best movie and it's certainly a nice little gem. The movie actually contains some good performances, a great production design as well as some very erotic scenes. I was a bit shocked at how entertaining the movie was and how the sex wasn't the main focus in the film.I really was shocked at how much detail and development were given to the characters and there are stretches of the running time where nothing sexual is going on. Usually that isn't good in a porno film but the story and characters were so good here that it worked just fine. Of course, there's still a lot of sex on display here and it's quite erotic at time and adds a lot to the story and especially the stuff dealing with a virgin solder.As I said, the film offers up some good performances and Chinn really does a nice job in his directing duties. The film certainly isn't going to take a porn hater and turn them into someone who respects the genre but I think fans will have a good time with it.
Reviewed by lor_

Bob Chinn's best -quality romantic porn

Bob Chinn has cited this as the best film he ever directed and I concur. Right from the classic opening scene spotlighting print model Kitty Shayne (in undoubtedly her best feature role), TROPIC OF DESIRE is a porn film that actually plays like a real movie.To be more precise it reminded me of the best of live TV back from the 1950s when John Frankenheimer, Arthur Penn and Sidney Lumet were in their pre-movie prime. Like those old kinescope classics, DESIRE is claustrophobic, set in a whorehouse near Honolulu in 1945 near the end of WW II, but has the hot-house intensity of those studio-bound acting showcases. And the acting is of high-quality, starting from madam played by Georgina Spelvin to her girls including Jesie St. James and Susan Nero.There is a sensitive "first timer" soldier sequence featuring Eric Stein, who gets the bonus of a second time around with newcomer to the house, played by Dorothy LeMay. Starr Wood is also impressive, and the male actors do a good job, if a bit sentimentalized (notably Ken Scudder, usually more macho than his "pining for Rita" role here).Very well photographed, TROPIC OF DESIRE benefits from a nonstop soundtrack of fabulous 1940s era jazz tunes -the selection is among the best compilation I've ever heard in a porn film. They set the atmosphere and also contribute to the arousing sex scenes.Kudos to Chinn and his oddly unsung classic, a gem amidst his hit-or-miss roster of so many Johnny Wadd programmers.
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