Aloma of the South Seas

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.

Cast

Dorothy Lamour

as Aloma

Jon Hall

as Tanoa

Lynne Overman

as Corky

Phillip Reed

as Revo

Katherine DeMille

as Kari

Fritz Leiber

as High Priest

Dona Drake

as Nea

Esther Dale

as Tarusa

Pedro de Cordoba

as Raaiti

John Barclay

as Ikali

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