White Shadows in the South Seas

An alcoholic doctor on a Polynesian island, disgusted by white exploitation of the natives, finds himself marooned on a pristinely beautiful island.

Cast

Monte Blue

as Dr. Matthew Lloyd

Raquel Torres

as Fayaway

Robert Anderson

as Sebastian

Renee Bush

as Lucy

Napua

as Native Boy

Dorothy Janis

as Girl

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