Aloma of the south seas is based on the 1925 broadway play of the same name by leroy clemens and john b. Grieving after the death of his wife, art historian max morden returns to the sleepy seaside resort where he spent summers as a child. Aloma of the south seas 1941 a tahitian chiefs son jon hall returns from harvard and unknowingly falls for his arranged bride dorothy lamour. Aloma of the south seas 1926 the movie database tmdb. Aloma of the south seas is a 1926 american film directed by maurice tourneur.
Aloma of the south seas 1941 16516 movieart original film. With janet martin, allan lane, william henry, roy barcroft. Unfortunately it is not possible to judge the film against its silent 1926 predecessor. Aloma of the south seas is a 1926 american silent comedy drama film starring gilda gray as an erotic dancer, filmed in puerto rico and bermuda, and based on a 1925 play of the same title by john b. Aloma of the south seas 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film also marked the final completed american film of french director maurice tourneur.
South seas island resort florida 5400 plantation road, captiva, fl 33924, united states of america please watch. Media in category aloma of the south seas the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Here hall is prince tanoa son of the king of the island, and lamour is the title character, aloma. Aloma of the south seas is a 1941 american romantic adventure drama film directed by alfred. Introduces us to a south sea island paradise that represented pure escapism for people in poorer times and gave them at least 90 minutes of colour, romance and excitement. Aloma, aloma wild flower she grew you take her, and make her a flower just for you loves waking, loves aching she learns it all one day. Lamour and hall were the reigning darlings of south sea island adventures of this era having starred in john fords the hurricane. This website will help in educating all of this genres reality and to help promote its existence.
It is a remake of the 1926 silent film of the same name. Aloma of the south seas 1941 dorothy lamour jon hall technicolor 77 minutes. Original paramount pictures one sheet poster 27x41 for the alfred. Tropical love, complete with erupting volcano, treachery, ancient customs. With gilda gray, percy marmont, warner baxter, william powell. Dorothy lamour plays the title role in the 1941 film aloma of the south seas. With dorothy lamour, jon hall, lynne overman, phillip reed. Aloma of the south seas 1926 aficatalog american film institute. Dorothy lamour plays the title role in the 1941 film aloma of the. South seas cinema is a motion picture genre that is set on the tropical islands of the pacific. Aloma of the south seas 1941 alfred santell, dorothy lamour. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Aloma of the south seas 1941 alfred santell synopsis. The programme will open with charlie chaplins the immigrant.
Dorothys sarong movies by and large were on the preposterous side but this one takes it over the top. Jon hall became a star in john fords epic south seas melodramadisaster film the hurricane 1937, the actor following that up with movies such as south of pago pago 1940, aloma of the south seas, and the tuttles of tahiti both 1941, after which hall moved to universal. Aloma of the south seas is a 1941 american romantic adventure drama film directed by alfred santell and starring dorothy lamour and jon hall. See more ideas about silent film, ziegfeld girls and vintage burlesque. In the photo at the top of this page is struss with director cecil b. Coco, she has created a comfortable existence for herself, complete with a cozy tree house. Aloma of the south seas 1941 original one sheet poster 27x41. An young innocent south sea island couple runs afoul of some ancient native tradition we need a virgin to throw into the. He is much changed when he returns home after his fathers death years later. Overview of aloma of the south seas, 1926, directed by maurice tourneur, with gilda gray, percy marmont, warner baxter, at turner classic movies.
Aloma of the south seas 1926 posters the movie database. Aloma of the south seasbeyond the blue horizon dvd double. Max lodges at a boarding house he once frequented, where. During a ceremonial dance, aloma is selected to be betrothed to tanoa, heir to the throne of a south seas island. Aloma sa juznih mora je americki crnobijeli nijemi film snimljen 1926. This film tells the story of a south seas native boy who is sent to the u. White shadows in the south seas 1928 toronto film society. Jul 26, 2019 aloma of the south seas, is based on a 1925 broadway play and is a remake of the 1926 silent film version of the play. Tahitian chiefs ivy league son jon hall falls for arranged bride dorothy lamour. Original paramount pictures one sheet poster 27x41 for the alfred santell adventure, aloma of the south seas 1941 starring dorothy lamour, jon hall, and lynne overman. Demille and actors fredric march and elissa landi during the production of the sign of the cross. See more ideas about south seas, cinema and dorothy lamour. Watch aloma of the south seas full movie in hd visit movie 183632 a young south seas native boy is sent to the u.
Toronto film society presented white shadows in the south seas 1928 on monday, march 18, 1957 as part of the season 9 monday evening silent film series, programme 6. Aloma of the south seas wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The film was shot in technicolor and distributed by paramount pictures aloma of the south seas is based on the 1925 broadway play of the same name by leroy clemens and john b. Aloma of the south seas is a 1926 american silent comedy drama film starring gilda gray as an erotic dancer, filmed in puerto rico and bermuda, and based. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The 1941 film was directed by alfred santell and starred dorothy lamour and jon hall see entry. Paramount being particularly lax in the preservation of its film library and. More specifically the isles of oceania polynesia, melanesia and micronesia. The 1941 paramount production aloma of the south seas was also based on the play. This is the director of photography the american society of. Aloma of the south seas i just love this style of poster because it does what it is meant to do.
South seas cinema is not a new genre but an unrecognized film category. The 1941 paramount production aloma of the south seas was also. Princess tahia, a beautiful french polynesian idealist, falls in love with an american spy whose mission is to extradite an american embezzler living large on her south pacific island. May 20, 2015 south seas island resort florida 5400 plantation road, captiva, fl 33924, united states of america please watch. Aloma of the south seas 1941 dorothy lamour jon hall technicolor 77 minutes two polynesian children are betrothed by their island chief fathers, but grow apart when the boy is sent abroad to school. Hyde 1931, the sign of the cross 1932 and aloma of the south seas 1941. Aloma of the south seas 1926 05151926 us comedy, drama 1h 30m user score.
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