This is the film version of amnesia, or Chinese food, five minutes after you watch it you've completely forgotten what you've seen. Thats not a bad thing because the movie is entertaining while you watch it but if you're looking for something that stays with you after you've seen it I'd try something else.
The story concerns several people on a small island who are looking to get back to America. There's two show girl sisters, a reporter and a member of an airplane clipper crew. All are waiting for the plane that will take them to a new job. Into the mix add a band of crooks who are looking to hijack the plane and steal the valuables on board. Half the movie takes place on the island while the other half is on the besieged plane.
There is nothing bad about the movie, except that it is forgettable.
Then again seeing Ralph Byrd and realizing that this was one of his few starring roles outside of the Dick Tracy serials and TV show is sad. Byrd was an excellent actor with a screen presence that made you instantly like him. The trouble is that he became so identified with the Tracy role he was never really ever given the chance to star in anything other than low budget features after that. Seeing him here as a less than perfect member of the flight crew reminds one of how stupid Hollywood can be when choosing its stars.
If you've got an hour or so to kill and you run across this, give it a shot. It won't tax you in the least and will leave you enough room for something meatier later on.
The story concerns several people on a small island who are looking to get back to America. There's two show girl sisters, a reporter and a member of an airplane clipper crew. All are waiting for the plane that will take them to a new job. Into the mix add a band of crooks who are looking to hijack the plane and steal the valuables on board. Half the movie takes place on the island while the other half is on the besieged plane.
There is nothing bad about the movie, except that it is forgettable.
Then again seeing Ralph Byrd and realizing that this was one of his few starring roles outside of the Dick Tracy serials and TV show is sad. Byrd was an excellent actor with a screen presence that made you instantly like him. The trouble is that he became so identified with the Tracy role he was never really ever given the chance to star in anything other than low budget features after that. Seeing him here as a less than perfect member of the flight crew reminds one of how stupid Hollywood can be when choosing its stars.
If you've got an hour or so to kill and you run across this, give it a shot. It won't tax you in the least and will leave you enough room for something meatier later on.