American doctor Brian goes to the Philippines to continue experimenting with a cure for a deadly disease. He isolates the germ in small round capsules which his son, Corcoran, mistakes for marbles. The lad takes the pellets and goes off to play. From there it's a mad chase to find the boy
before the capsules melt and the disease is spread. This film has its moments, but the production is marred by the obnoxious performance by Corcoran. He is an impossible little brat who can barely enunciate his dialog. The film's saving grace is the on-location photography in the Philippines. The
climactic chase through the streets of Manila almost makes up for the picture's lesse...
Released:
1956
Rated:
NR
Length:
71 mins