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Aloma of the South Seas (1926)

Aloma of the South Seas poster
Directed by
Maurice Tourneur
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A dancer on a South Sea island gets involved in a romance and local drama. The film was shot on location in Puerto Rico and Bermuda.

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What happens

Aloma of the South Seas is a lost 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. Hymer and LeRoy Clemens. The film was spoofed by a 1926 Mutt and Jeff animated cartoon, Aroma of the South Seas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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