''Aloha'' is a 1931 American
drama film
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directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Albert S. Rogell (August 21, 1901 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - April 7, 1988 Los Angeles, California) was an American film director.
Rogell directed more than a hundred movies between 1921 and 1958. He was the uncle of producer Sid Rogell.
Filmogr ...
and starring
Ben Lyon
Ben Lyon (February 6, 1901 – March 22, 1979) was an American film actor and a studio executive at 20th Century-Fox who later acted in British radio, films and TV.
Early life and career
Lyon was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Alvine ...
,
Raquel Torres
Raquel Torres (born Paula Marie Osterman or Wilhelmina von Osterman; November 11, 1908 – August 10, 1987) was a Mexican-born American film actress. Her sister was actress Renee Torres.
Early life
Torres was born in Hermosillo to a German em ...
and
Thelma Todd
Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress and businesswoman who carried the nicknames "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy". Appearing in about 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she ...
.
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independent
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studio
Tiffany Pictures
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, one of the largest companies outside of the
major studios
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. It was released in Britain by
Gaumont British Distributors under the
alternative title
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''No Greater Love''.
Plot
In the
South Seas
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, an island girl Ilanu of
mixed heritage
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refuses to marry the man chosen for her and instead falls in love with a Harvard-educated American.
Cast
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Ben Lyon
Ben Lyon (February 6, 1901 – March 22, 1979) was an American film actor and a studio executive at 20th Century-Fox who later acted in British radio, films and TV.
Early life and career
Lyon was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Alvine ...
as Jimmy Bradford
*
Raquel Torres
Raquel Torres (born Paula Marie Osterman or Wilhelmina von Osterman; November 11, 1908 – August 10, 1987) was a Mexican-born American film actress. Her sister was actress Renee Torres.
Early life
Torres was born in Hermosillo to a German em ...
as Ilanu
*
Robert Edeson
Robert Edeson (June 3, 1868 – March 24, 1931) was an American film and stage actor of the silent era and a vaudeville performer.
Life and career
Edeson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of manager and actor George R. Edeson. Afte ...
as James Bradford, Sr.
*
Alan Hale as Stevens
*
Thelma Todd
Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress and businesswoman who carried the nicknames "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy". Appearing in about 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she ...
as Winifred Bradford
*
Ena Gregory
Ena Jessie Gregory (18 April 1907 – 13 June 1993), also known as Marian Douglas, was an Australian-American actress who achieved fame in Hollywood in the 1920s.
Childhood
Ena Gregory was born Ena Jessie Gregory to Arthur and Jessie Gregory in ...
as Elaine Marvin
*
Otis Harlan
Otis Harlan (December 29, 1865 – January 21, 1940) was an American actor and comedian. He voiced Happy, one of the Seven Dwarfs in the Disney animated film ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''.
Early years
Harlan was born in Zanesville, Ohio ...
as Old Ben
*
T. Roy Barnes
Thomas Roy Barnes (August 11, 1880 – March 30, 1937) was a British-American actor.
Biography
Barnes appeared in over 50 films between 1920 and 1935, primarily in comedies. Although born in England, he lived in the United States from early chil ...
as Johnny Marvin
*
Robert Ellis as Larry Leavitt
*
Donald Reed as Kahea
*
Al St. John
Al St. John (also credited as Al Saint John and "Fuzzy" St. John; September 10, 1892 – January 21, 1963) was an early American motion-picture comedian. He was a nephew of silent film star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, with whom he often performed on ...
as Sailor
*
Dickie Moore as Junior Bradford
*
Marcia Harris
Marcia Harris (born Lena Hill, February 14, 1868 – June 18, 1947) was an American actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1915 and 1932.
She was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and as an amateur acted primarily in male lead roles wi ...
as Governess
*
Addie McPhail
Addie McPhail (July 15, 1905 – April 14, 2003) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1927 and 1941. She was the third and last wife of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. After she retired from acting, she served fo ...
as Rosalie
References
External links
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1931 films
Tiffany Pictures films
1931 drama films
Films directed by Albert S. Rogell
American drama films
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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