This is one of the oddest poverty row melodramas, a throwback to silent films and early pre-code when a hidden dot on the map of the world became a refuge for the scum of the earth. It's a hot spot on the map of horny sailors and pirate types, run by slinky Gale Sondergaard in perhaps her only leading role. She's in cahoots to locate lost gold from a sunken ship with sleazy John Carradine, but outside efforts by others and mother nature herself threaten to snowball their plans.
In spite of the exotic locale, outrageous plot, pretty girls and a few songs, this is actually pretty creaky, risen by Sondergaard's presence. The fact that she's supposed to be romantically interested in tall, lanky Carradine is beyond unbelievable.
Also featured in this pot boiler are Sidney Toler as the main villain, Frank Fenton as Carradine's more handsome rival for Sondergaard, and Veda Ann Borg as one of her toughest "ladies". One of the most laughable sequences comes when two of the main characters use each other for targets in spite of the fact that they are each filled with bullet holes, and each of them are determined to get in the last shot. Obvious stock footage and cheap special effects are supposed to dramatize the monsoon. In the end, the actors are as soggy as the script.
In spite of the exotic locale, outrageous plot, pretty girls and a few songs, this is actually pretty creaky, risen by Sondergaard's presence. The fact that she's supposed to be romantically interested in tall, lanky Carradine is beyond unbelievable.
Also featured in this pot boiler are Sidney Toler as the main villain, Frank Fenton as Carradine's more handsome rival for Sondergaard, and Veda Ann Borg as one of her toughest "ladies". One of the most laughable sequences comes when two of the main characters use each other for targets in spite of the fact that they are each filled with bullet holes, and each of them are determined to get in the last shot. Obvious stock footage and cheap special effects are supposed to dramatize the monsoon. In the end, the actors are as soggy as the script.