Rory Calhoun, Paul Kelly and John Abbot are beachcombers/semi-derelicts with an unnamed but well-policed tropical island. Kelly, a ocean captain in disgrace, is purchased to pilot a spead boat filled with champaigne to Sydney, that’s been laying within the harbor since its captain and the majority of the crew died of plague. He adopts another two along and intentions of sailing elsewhere to market the cargo. After anchors aweigh, they uncover that Rhonda Fleming, the daughter from the deceased captain, is aboard. This complicates matters, along with a fireplace aboard, along with the invention the champaigne cargo is actually water. They get to an uncharted island ruled by Alan Napier, a classy British gentleman who’s several cards lacking having fun with a complete deck. Crazy like a bed bug. More complications arise, for example snake pits and acidity-murder attempts. Napier loves to keep his island tidy…something Mike Newfield was not able related to this film because the director. At PRC, he was utilized to Buster Crabbe and "Fuzzy" St. John traveling in and connecting the dots.
Within the late 1800’s, Captain Jesse Lochlin has already established his commission revoked and it is serving four weeks on the remote island for sinking his ship during a drunk binge. Jesse befriends Huish, an Englishman who’s also serving time, so when they save youthful Mr. Herrick from quicksand, all of them become buddies. Jesse is saved from his sentence whenever a commissioner gives him captaincy of the ship whose previous captain has died of smallpox. Jesse hires Herrick as his first mate and Huish as his steward, and gets control the ship. As he decides to hijack the ship then sell its cargo of champagne in Peru, instead of its destination in Sydney, Australia, Belief Wishart, the previous captain’s daughter, seems, revealing herself like a stowaway. Jesse will not remain on course, so Belief, who had been dedicated to her father, shoots him. Jesse is unharmed, and Herrick comforts the shakened lady. Eventually Huish breaks in to the champagne and will get drunk. Ignoring his better instincts, Jesse also will get drunk and continues a twelve-day binge. Herrick is disgusted by his mentor and becomes much more angry as he catches Huish attacking Belief. The hold catches burning after Herrick and Huish knock more than a lamp throughout their struggle, and Jesse creates the fireplace and sobers up. Huish is constantly on the drink, however when he breaks into another crate, he finds out the champagne bottles are full of water. After finding a container of sulfuric acidity within the hold, Jesse and Herrick understand that Wishart have been intending to sink the ship for that insurance money. Belief realizes their accusations are true when she recalls that her father was adamant on putting her ashore as he learned that she’d stowed away. Getting lost their food within the fire, Jesse weighs anchor near an uncharted island that’s apparently lived on. Herrick and Huish find proof of a gem harvest, and see that somebody is unlawfully selling the pearls. Their assumption is demonstrated correct once they meet Attwater, a suspicious Englishman whose island workers believe he’s a god. Attwater is hospitable, however their dinner is interrupted by an islander named David, who’s caught stealing. Attwater orders the person tossed right into a venomous snake pit and left to die, shocking the mariners. Huish will get drunk even though alone with Attwater, reveals he and Jesse decided to take advantage of him. Belief, seeing the British flag in the ship, swims ashore, and asks Attwater for his help, while Huish and Jesse go back to the ship. The following morning, however, Attwater will not provide them with any food supplies unless of course Belief stays up with him. Huish and Donald’s intends to kill Attwater with acidity result in their own individual deaths. Herrick then shoots Attwater in self-defense, but Attwater is just wounded. When David’s brother Frederick sees his supposed god bleeding, he flies right into a rage, causing Attwater to stagger backward then drop into the pit of vipers. A riot erupts one of the islanders, and Frederick offers to bring food aboard ship after Herrick and Belief accept take him away together. Because they sail away, Frederick gives enthusiasts Belief and Herrick a present of pearls.
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