Overview of aloma of the south seas, 1926, directed by maurice tourneur, with gilda gray, percy marmont, warner baxter, at turner classic movies. The south seas romance is set on the scenic island of tahiti where the island chief betroths his son to a woman and then ships him to the us to attend harvard. The two end up falling in love, even though the young man has sworn not. Aloma of the south seas 1941 film, a 1941 film nominated for two academy awards. Aloma of the south seas is a 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. Aloma of the south seas 1941 the movie database tmdb. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. The island of telabim1 is the home of the popular telabim banana. Road to bali full movie, classic comedy starring bob hope, bing crosby and dorthy lamour. Media in category aloma of the south seas the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Aloma of the south seas 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Aloma of the south seas 1941 alfred santell, dorothy lamour, jon. The cinarama aspect is presented well and gives you a taste of this kind of cinematography. The maciver brothers michael redgrave, griffith jones build the first ship to cross the atlantic by steam power alone.
Jon hall, dorothy lamour in aloma of the south seas1941 paramount i. As the vessel got closer he saw she was a schooner of a type common in the. The invasion fleet was turned back but not destroyed. Navsource naval history american ships in pearl harbor, december 7 1941.
Jon hall, dorothy lamour in aloma of the south seas1941. Neither side suffered significantly greater losses in men and planes, and both saw carriers crippled. 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. The little navy ship that sailed 3,000 miles to escape the japanese.
Aloma of the south seas 1941 a tahitian chiefs son jon hall returns from harvard and unknowingly falls for his arranged bride dorothy lamour. Jon hall tanoa replacing robert preston as the male lead with dorothy lamour aloma as his romantic south seas interest again. It is filled with amazing video footage of the south pacific and island life from that time period. Lana turner, van heflin and donna reed in drama of two. Aloma of the south seas 1941 alfred santell, dorothy lamour, jon hall, lynne overman, adventure. Original aloma of the south seas 1941 movie poster in vg. Overview of aloma of the south seas, 1941, directed by alfred santell, with dorothy lamour, jon hall, lynne overman, at turner classic movies. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The battle of the coral sea was a groundbreaking action but did little to turn the tide of war. Paramount followed up boxoffice success typhoon 1940 with a remake of aloma of the south seas 1926. This film tells the story of a south seas native boy who is sent to the u. Tahitian chiefs ivy league son jon hall falls for arranged bride dorothy lamour.
Music for the paramount motion picture released in 1941 for orchestra title from spine reproduced from manuscript bound in half leather with gilt lettering to front. It is a remake of the 1926 silent film of the same name. Seafaring adventure movies rarely come any better than this muscular adaptation of the sea wolf. Aloma of the south seas 1941 alfred santell synopsis. Original movie poster for aloma of the south seas 1941 16516 original paramount pictures one sheet poster 27x41. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Aloma of the south seasbeyond the blue horizon dvd double. Telabim wowpedia your wiki guide to the world of warcraft. The story has been filmed numerous times, and its easy to see why. Call of the south seas premiered in the united states on april 7, 1944. Aloma of the south seas is a 1926 american film directed by maurice tourneur. Battleships arizona sunk total loss california sunk raised and repaired maryland light damage nevada beached heavy damage, repaired oklahoma capsized raised not repaired pennsylvania in dry dock no. In the south lay the oilfields of the dutch east indies and the protection offered by the island chain of sumatra, java and bali through to timor.
Find out more information about steel goes to sea 1941 on vimeo. The little navy ship that sailed 3,000 miles to escape the. A short history op the uss southern seas py32 the uss southern seas py32 was commissioned in the united states navy on december 22, 1942 in auckland, new zealand. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Serenade of the seas deck plans serenade of the seas deck plans page two. Aloma of the south seas 1941 alfred santell, dorothy.
From the laying of the keel through to the riveting of steel plates teams of men work together to build and launch a steel ship. Page which is information on the south seas cinema society who sponsors this website and the contacts page where one can contact the webmaster of this website. It could be seen on previous world maps as a large, inaccessible island zone southwest of the maelstrom and far off the eastern coast of kalimdor. The ship was built for cyrus curtiss of curtiss publishing company by cramp ship and iron works. Cinerama south seas adventure is a great video that will make you long for the past. Aloma of the south seas is a 1926 american silent comedy drama film starring gilda gray as.
Original paramount pictures one sheet poster 27x41 for the alfred santell adventure, aloma of the south seas 1941 starring dorothy lamour, jon hall, and lynne overman. Fun south seas flick with hall playing a native chiefs son who just returned to his island from an american education and lifestyle and lamour as his island prearranged betrothed. Jon hall tanoa replacing robert preston as the male lead with dorothy lamour aloma as his romantic southseas interest again. Lynne overman corky is along for the ride as the older malementor and for comedy relief. Aloma of the south seas 1941 08271941 us adventure 1h 17m user score. He is much changed when he returns home after his fathers death years later. Since november 1939 when graf spee first entered the indian ocean, german raiders had hunted there as well as in the pacific. During the return voyage the lad is befriended by the ships captain who also protects the beautiful girl the boy meets, but doesnt know he is supposed to marry.
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