This certainly will be no threat to the literature of Somerset Maugham or Ernest Hemingway. It is 8 south sea tail of greed in an island off the coast of the philippines, independently owned and sought out by the greedy Thorin Thatcher who needs the brother of the heir and owner to land permission. The threats become more serious when George Montgomery's brother is murdered (just like their parents were) and Thatcher sets daughter Julie Gregg on Montgomery's trail to use her womanly wiles so he can get what he wants. The sultry Liza Moreno (no relation to Oscar winners Minneili or Rita, by blood or by talent) is quite jealous which sets up a triangle. Toss in a second villain (Diki Lerner, playing the only Asian character named Ahmed in film history to my knowledge) and some singing adolescents, and you've got a tropical island adventure that is a camp hoot.
The highlight of the film is the mute boy who all of a sudden breaks into a duck quacking song and dance that should have been included in the musical montage in the documentary about bad films, "It Came From Hollywood". Not just a short little novelty number, it goes on for several minutes and is a lot of fun. I didn't think I'd make it through this movie because films of this nature tend to be so bad that they become unwatchable, but it reminded me of other tropic island films (most similar, "Return to Paradise"), and had a stronger plot than I expected. Still, it's a goofy film all the way, not necessarily well acted, even by veteran actor Montgomery, but endearing and never dull.
The highlight of the film is the mute boy who all of a sudden breaks into a duck quacking song and dance that should have been included in the musical montage in the documentary about bad films, "It Came From Hollywood". Not just a short little novelty number, it goes on for several minutes and is a lot of fun. I didn't think I'd make it through this movie because films of this nature tend to be so bad that they become unwatchable, but it reminded me of other tropic island films (most similar, "Return to Paradise"), and had a stronger plot than I expected. Still, it's a goofy film all the way, not necessarily well acted, even by veteran actor Montgomery, but endearing and never dull.
