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Aloma of the South Seas (1941)

Aloma of the South Seas poster
Directed by
Alfred Santell
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 18m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman from a tropical island falls in love with a sailor. They face challenges from her family and a rival suitor.

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What happens

Aloma of the South Seas is a 1941 American romantic adventure drama film directed by Alfred Santell and starring Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall. 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. Hymer. It is a remake of the 1926 silent film of the same name. Lamour and Hall were the reigning darlings of south sea island adventures of this era having starred in John Ford's The Hurricane. Aloma of the South Seas fits into the romance adventure canon of which Lamour and Hall excelled at. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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