Lovina Productions

1 film on HibingeTV

American production company formed by actor Jon Hall, named after his wife, actress Frances Langford (born Frances Newbern; "Lovina" was her middle name). Its principal production was the 1957 South Seas adventure Hell Ship Mutiny, compiled from the unsold television pilot Knight of the South Seas and distributed by Republic Pictures.

Produced

5.51957·1h 5mPD

Adventure, Action

A 1957 American South Seas adventure directed by Lee Sholem and Elmo Williams, starring Jon Hall — who also produced and narrated — alongside John Carradine, Peter Lorre, and Mike Mazurki. Captain Jim Knight sails the South Sea Islands and discovers a criminal gang that has seized a small island, forcing the native pearl divers to work beyond safe limits. After Knight captures the gang, they escape en route to Tahiti and a corrupt French magistrate joins them when a native boy locates a sunken ship carrying a Burmese king's treasure. The film was compiled from Knight of the South Seas, an unsold 1955 television pilot, and gave Hall ample opportunity to show off the underwater diving footage he loved. It is in the public domain.

Adventure · Action

Hell Ship Mutiny

1957 - Adventure