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. 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." References External links Review of film at Variety 1943 films Films directed by Arthur Lubin Films set on islands Universal Pictures films 1943 adventure films Films scored by Frank Skinner American adventure films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films