Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall, William Gargan and Mary Boland star in this fascinating Cecil B. DeMille flick about 4 people thrust together when they escape from a boat with the bubonic plague on it. They eventually wind up on an island, where they battle wild animals, natives, each other and themselves. A lot of people think a Cecil B. DeMille movie is plain hokum and not to be taken seriously. Maybe not. But I can say this. It's entertaining hokum. There's so much foliage to make it look like a real island, that it's plain it's not. DeMille can really tell a good story, though, and all of the stars are good in their roles, but Mary Boland really steals the film. Today, the Academy would honor an actress in that showy role, like they did with Ingrid Bergman in "Murder on the Orient Express." If you have never seen this little gem, watch and enjoy and see Claudette Colbert transform from a wallflower to a blossom in this unbelievable DeMille picture.
Review of Four Frightened People
