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'White Savage' is a 1943 American Technicolor South Seas adventure film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Maria Montez, Jon Hall and Sabu. The film was re-released by Realart in 1948 on a double-feature with the same three stars in 'Cobra Woman' (1944) and again in 1953, under the title 'White Savage Woman'. It was choreographed by Lester Horton.

Plot



Montez is the ruler of the tropical Temple Island. Thomas Gomez plays the villain, who schemes to marry her and get hold of the gold bars lining the submerged floor of the island's temple (about which the innocent islanders remain blissfully unconcerned). Jon Hall plays a heroic shark hunter who wins the day and the heart of the princess.

Cast



* Maria Montez as Princess Tahia

* Jon Hall as Kaloe

* Sabu as Orano

* Thomas Gomez as Sam Miller

* Sidney Toler as Wong

* Paul Guilfoyle as Erik

* Turhan Bey as Tamara

* Don Terry as Chris

* Constance Purdy as Blossom

* Al Kikume as Guard

* Frederic Brunn as Sully

* Anthony Warde as Clerk

Production



'White Savage' had been the original title for Montez's first starring vehicle, 'South of Tahiti' (1941).

'Arabian Nights' was so popular that Universal commissioned two follow-up movies to star Montez, Hall and Sabu 'White Savage' and 'Cobra Woman'. Gene Lewis wrote the original script for 'White Savage'.

Montez's costumes in some scenes were considered to be too skimpy, requiring those scenes to be cut.[http://mariamontez.org/whitesavage2.html 'White Savage'] at Maria Montez Fan Page

Reception



'Diabolique' said "Not as well known as Montez's later camp classic 'Cobra Woman' (1944) (to be fair, all her American films are camp classics), 'White Savage' is actually a better movie Montez and Hall seem to genuinely like each other (not always the case in their films), Richard Brooks script is clever and there's plenty of action and gorgeous photography."

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