Robert Taylor stars as Federal Agent Rigby, sent to a banana republic to break up a ring dealing in contraband war surplus materials. The ring is headed by Price, a naive American playboy-sportsman, and the slovenly Laughton, a broken-down beachcomber with aching feet, sly and sleazy, with
a slightly humorous shading (perfect meat for Laughton). The story concerns the classic love/duty dilemma, with Gardner playing the
femme fatale in her first star billing at MGM after a seven-year build-up. Agent Rigby tells his story in flashback, tipping off the plot too early, but the tropical
locale is intriguing and the angle of war surplus racketeering was timely eno...
Released:
1949
Rated:
NR
Length:
98 mins