This was a part of a series of Technicolor remakes ,of the 1937 Hurricane, that Dorothy Lamour Starred in.although this was made before America got into the war,by Now many people were beginning to know who Hitler was ,movie like this provided an escape for the moment about worrying to get into another war.This time Dotty portrays Aloma,daughter of her Fathers Twelfth wife,as Her Aunt Tarusa ,played by Ether Dale,reminds her when she's about to scold her,and end sup scolding Aloma cousin Nea,played by Dona Drake instead.Dotty performs a wonderful Hawaii style song,The White Blossoms of Tahani,as she is picking some white blossom .As with Her Jungle love, Lynne Overman shows up again in this film as a visitor of the ,Hollywood Island,for some unknown reason.In this story Aloma ,when she's a little girl,is being chosen for the future king,Tanoa,as a kid played by Scotty Beckett,as the queen,in the future,By his Father the high Priest ,played by Fritz Lieber. Tanoa's friend,as a child played by Willam Roy as Revo ,makes jokes about Tano being a king.Overman is in the island to to take back dark haired and tan Tanoa to The states for an Education.After fifteen years Aloma is grown up and so has Revo,played by Philip Reed,now interested in her and are some what engaged.Her smart Alec pet parrot is still living too.While Revo remains Dark haired and tan skin.Tanaos comes back to the Island ,with Lynne Overman,still the same age too.It seems American education did change him.He's now white with strawberry blond hair,When dotty tells Reed that she has change her mind and loves Jon.This is when the conflict and fight begins with Tanoa and Revo for Dotty.Katherine Demille,Kari,who love Revo,but, he does not love her.When Philip kills a Shepard boy,to threaten Dotty,and Jon find s out,Katherine beg Jon to let him go and they would both leave the Island for good.Jon agrees,and th Shepard boys Parents don't get there avenge.Well he stabs Katherine and go back to the Island ,shooting everyone at the wedding and n missing many,when Revo up sets the volcano god ,causing an eruption.this seems to stop Revo from killing Tanoa and kills Revo instead ,But Lynne ,Dorothy,Donna,Jon,Ether are safe when the volcano eruption come to a halt.Lush Technicolor photography,with just a fair story and plot but still entertaining .07/23/13.07/23/13 Made a mistake Fritz Lieber did not play The king,he played the priest
Review of Aloma of the South Seas
