Aloma of the South Seas (1926 film)


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. Hymer and LeRoy Clemens. Grossing $3 million in the U.S. alone, this was the most successful film of 1926 and the fourth most successful film of the 1920s.
The film was spoofed by a 1926 Mutt and Jeff animated cartoon, Aroma of the South Seas.

Plot

A young South Seas native boy who is sent to the U.S. for his education returns to his island after his father dies to try to stop a revolution.

Cast

The film is now considered to be a lost film.

Remake

The film was remade as Aloma of the South Seas, starring Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall.