She Gods of Shark Reef

She Gods of Shark Reef is a 1958 film directed by Roger Corman. A young and reckless criminal Jim (Don Durant), stows away on his brother Chris Johnson's (Bill Cord) boat after killing two men. As they sail out to sea they are caught in a terrible storm and are shipwrecked off a beautiful island that is inhabited by a secretive village of pearl divers. Though the lonely and beautiful women of the island are friendly and flirtatious with the two b... more

She Gods of Shark Reef is a 1958 film directed by Roger Corman. A young and reckless criminal Jim (Don Durant), stows away on his brother Chris Johnson's (Bill Cord) boat after killing two men. As they sail out to sea they are caught in a terrible storm and are shipwrecked off a beautiful island that is inhabited by a secretive village of pearl divers. Though the lonely and beautiful women of the island are friendly and flirtatious with the two brothers (the only remaining survivors, the village elder Queen Pua (Jeanne Gearson) is cautious and hostile, wanting the two off the island as soon as possible). Jim falls in love with one of the island beauties Mahia (Lisa Montell) while Chris, being a wanted man, seeks to escape before the naval ship sent to rescue them arrives. Terrified of being recognized and executed for his crimes, Chris fixes one of the islanders broken boats and lets his brother and his forbidden love in on his plan. But before they can leave, the black hearted... less