Overview
On a South Pacific island during World War II, Ensign Nellie Forbush, a
spunky nurse from Arkansas, falls in love with French planter Emile de
Becque. When Nellie learns that the mother of Emile's children was an
island native, she refuses Emile's proposal of marriage, unable to
overcome the prejudices with which she was raised. Meanwhile, the
strapping Lt. Joe Cable falls in love with a Tonkinese girl named Liat,
but he, too, denies himself a future due to the same fears that haunt
Nellie. When Emile accompanies Joe on a dangerous mission that claims
Joe's life, Nellie chooses to embrace a future with Emile and his
children, thus confronting and conquering her prejudices.