Merely it had been filmed as an A movie it would have been a great movie since it has all the elements to be a hit: beautiful scenery and sets, scandal, money, and splendid Yvonne the Carlo at her best. Sadly, Republic was not MGM and so they made a B movie instead. Dance and sing scenes do not quite fit Miss de Carlo's style, choreography especially. Still, they are nice to watch and she looks gorgeous. Doug Duryea's character would have fit much better to Zachary Scott -who is totally wasted and has little to do with his role- rather than Howard Duff. The story has some similarity with Scarlet Angel but would have much improved with a better direction and script. Nice and entertaining film anyway.
Review of Flame of the Islands
