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Omoo-Omoo the Shark God is a 1949 American exploitation film directed by Leon Leonard. Loosely based on the Herman Melville novel Omoo, it is about the curses that befall a ship following the removal of pearls from an island shrine.
The film is also known as The Shark God in the United Kingdom.




Plot


A sea captain has violated the tabu of a South Sea Island by removing some pearls that are the eyes of an idol of the Shark God. The captain is killed by two crew members who want the pearls.




Cast


Ron Randell as Jeff Garland
Devera Burton as Julie Guy
Trevor Bardette as Capt. Roger Guy
Pedro de Cordoba as Chief Tari
Richard Benedict as Mate Richards
Michael Whalen as "Chips"
Rudy Robles as Tembo
George Meeker as Dr. Godfrey Long
Lisa Kincaid as Tala




Reception


Variety called it "an unpretentious jungle picture" in which the action sequences "seldom achieve an aura of realism" and "performances are generally listless with Randell turning in the most credible job."




References






External links


Omoo-Omoo the Shark God at IMDb
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
New York Times review
Omoo Omoo the Shark God at TCMDB
Omoo Omoo the Shark God at BFI

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• Omoo
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• The Shark God
• Rudy Robles
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• Ron Randell
• Trevor Bardette
• George Meeker
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• Pedro de Cordoba