Everyone is shocked…SHOCKED he wants Moki’s daughter Mahana. It opens with the approach of shrewd trader Johnny Lingo. The film is set in the South Seas in the early 1800s. I hope to take a look at this dichotomy as we explore this classic. I also have friends who did not grow up with this film and found it a bit “cringy” when they saw it as an adult for the first time. In one mission area I admit that we borrowed the meetinghouse library TV/DVD combo for companionship movie night (after planning was done of course) and enjoyed Johnny Lingo. Many long-time members I spoke to (if they grew up in the West) remembered seeing it in public school health class. The audience for the movie grew beyond its original intent. Doug Johnson personally felt the hand of the Lord in making the film as film locations, casting, and budgets worked out in spite of significant constraints. Because of the story’s popularity, the LDS Motion Picture Studio was assigned to make the film. The story circulated throughout the church as Reed Bradford, a member of the church’s Sunday School board, used it in training sessions at quarterly stake conferences. Johnny Lingo was based on a short story by Patricia McGerr that was originally published in Women’s Day magazine. I used his website as well as his brief memoir “Remembering Johnny Lingo.”ĭoug Johnson with Francine Aiken (makeup and script supervisor) and Tuione Polutu (set construction). I say “self-esteem classic” as the film’s subtitle is “Building Self Worth in Others.” Background information in this column came from Douglas Johnson who served as a production designer on the film. This year marks the 50 th anniversary of the self-esteem building classic. Although my family’s pale skin often limits our beach time, no sunblock is needed to view the gem of the south pacific, Johnny Lingo. Even in the Northeast I have finally been able to break out the flip flops and shorts. Join Jared Jones every other Friday as he breaks down one of these classics. Latter-day Saint Video Vault celebrates decades of uplifting, funny, weird, and sometimes cringe-worthy Mormon-related videos, most of which are now found on YouTube.
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