Aloma of the South Seas

Aloma of the South Seas

Aloma of the South Seas

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Aloma of the South Seas

"Pagan love - in an exotic, exciting tropic paradise!"

1941

1h 17m

7.0(5 votes)

Adventure

Drama

Romance

Overview

A young South Seas native boy is sent to the U.S. for his education and returns to his island after his father dies to try to stop a revolution.

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Paramount Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Dorothy Lamour

Dorothy Lamour

Aloma

Jon Hall

Jon Hall

Tanoa

Lynne Overman

Lynne Overman

Corky

Phillip Reed

Phillip Reed

Revo

Katherine DeMille

Katherine DeMille

Kari

Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber

High Priest

Dona Drake

Dona Drake

Nea

Esther Dale

Esther Dale

Tarusa

Pedro de Cordoba

Pedro de Cordoba

Raaiti

John Barclay

John Barclay

Ikali

Creative team

Directed by: Alfred Santell
Written by: Lillie Hayward
Frank Butler
Produced by: Monta Bell
Buddy G. DeSylva

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