I wanted to watch this for Lupe Velez only. After seeing her in "The Half-Naked Truth" and finding her to be the only bright spot of the movie, I wanted to see her in other movies.
Lupe played Anita, a half-Spanish young lady who lived on a Caribbean island. Her white father (Gibson Gowland) was greedy, grimy, and abusive. She had to threaten to kill him to keep him away from her when she refused to marry Joseph Horngold (Jean Hersholt).
Lupe's father was going to sell her to Joseph Horngold for a trifling amount. Of course, the amount of money isn't what was at issue here; she didn't love him and Joseph was a repulsive person.
Joseph couldn't buy Lupe until he sold some pearls to an American sailor named Bob Wade (John Holland). If Lupe could prevent that sale, then she could avoid marrying Joseph. She was going to kill Bob until she laid eyes on him. She faltered because in her words, "He is too beautiful to kill." It's a shallow thought, but you knew she would fall in love with him.
The editing and the lighting in this movie was horrendous. I actually wonder if I missed anything of importance; it was so bad. The plot, however, was good. The only part of the plot I found lacking was the age old story: small town, small Island, small locale beauty can't find a single eligible bachelor in her area until the man of her dreams visits from a far off place. Barring that overplayed piece of the story it was good.
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