She Gods of Shark Reef

SHE GODS OF SHARK REEF (1958)
Director: Roger Corman

She Gods of Shark Reef, for the time period it was shot, had some wonderful underwater shots, especially those involving the sharks.  It was a low-budget film, poorly acted with poor sound quality.  Basically, the plot involves two brothers, one escaping trouble from the law, who stow away on an island near Hawaii.  This island is protected by the shark god Konga-Roa.  A Woman named Pua watches over this island of women. Upon reaching the island, a native woman, Mahia, saves one of the men from the shark god, who we are reminded in the movie, is hungry for a sacrifice.  Mahia and Chris, one of the adventurers, quickly become attracted to one another, and because of this "taboo" and an already angry shark god, Pua comes to the conclusion that Mahia must be sacrificed to Konga-Roa. Chris does not allow this and returns her the favor by saving her. In the end, there is a surprising resolution as the shark god is satisfied by Chris's brother Jim. He was discovered stealing the precious pearls the island is known for, gets tossed over the side of the boat after getting tangled in the ropes and Chris and Mahia live happily ever after riding away into the sunset.  Not really a favorite, and definitely had its moments of "cheesiness", and the best actor in the movie was the shark.  Definitely, the cover is the best part about the movie.