Directed by Arthur Lubin
For a time, Brooks toiled on B-movie fare like this trifle of South Seas hokum. Feisty island princess Maria Montez is wooed by shark fisherman Jon Hall, who needs access to her plentiful fisheries. Helpful island boy Sabu lends logistical support to the ambitious Hall. Angry gods and scurrilous side characters round out the picture, a commercial success but a critical failure. Frustrated by his career at this phase, in 1944 Brooks left Hollywood to join the Marine Corps.
Universal Pictures. Producer: George Waggner. Screenwriter: Richard Brooks. Cinematographer: Lester White. Editor: Russell Schoengarth. Cast: Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu , Thomas Gomez, Sidney Toler. 35mm, Black and White, 76 min.
