Elliott stars in the story of the true-life adventures of a man who served as a British colonial officer in the South Seas. At the urgings of his uncles (Felton, Bathurst, and Buckton) Elliott takes his young wife (Stephen) and heads to Samoa for his first assignment. There he must deal
with the resident commissioner (Hordern), a man who is not easily pleased. Elliott is constantly in trouble with his supervisor and is consigned to a smaller island. Elliott regards this as a sign of failure and decides to quit. However, Stephen refuses to let her husband give up so easily and
encourages him to accept his new assignment as a challenge. Elliott comes around and final...
Released:
1956
Rated:
NR
Length:
97 mins