
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas(1931)
On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.


“Pagan love - in an exotic, exciting tropic paradise!”
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.

Dorothy Lamour
Aloma

Jon Hall
Tanoa

Lynne Overman
Corky

Phillip Reed
Revo

Katherine DeMille
Kari

Fritz Leiber
High Priest

Dona Drake
Nea

Esther Dale
Tarusa

Pedro de Cordoba
Raaiti

John Barclay
Ikali
Aloma of the South Seas is a adventure, drama, romance film released in 1941 exploring themes of island, revolution, native peoples, polynesian, tiki culture. Directed by Alfred Santell, it stars Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall, Lynne Overman. 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.
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