I love these 1940's b/w thriller movies for the nostalgic atmosphere of Hollywood. Too many reviewers on here seem to want a documentary by analysing the holes in the story. Who cares? It's 80 minutes of fantasy with a stand out villain in the great Peter Lorre. Here he definitely looks like he's on something extremely relaxing in his tea, as his evil eyes, ever so slowly, almost close, then even more slowly open again, all the while quietly speaking in a voice to chill the devil.
A government agent goes to the island, after a somewhat convoluted plot about getting locked up for murder and released a year later (??) He infiltrates the island in order to investigate rumours of the owner, Lorre, using convicts as slaves to mine for diamonds, and who treats them savagely if they are awkward.
He has a beautiful trophy wife thrown into the mix, Rochelle Hudson, who would still look great on the screen today, and a servant with a pet monkey that he hates.
All very 1930/40 melodrama with familiar supporting actors, but all glued together by the formidable Peter Lorre.
A government agent goes to the island, after a somewhat convoluted plot about getting locked up for murder and released a year later (??) He infiltrates the island in order to investigate rumours of the owner, Lorre, using convicts as slaves to mine for diamonds, and who treats them savagely if they are awkward.
He has a beautiful trophy wife thrown into the mix, Rochelle Hudson, who would still look great on the screen today, and a servant with a pet monkey that he hates.
All very 1930/40 melodrama with familiar supporting actors, but all glued together by the formidable Peter Lorre.