By the extremely humble standards of Bernard B. Ray, this is a well-above-average presentation. This is not to say that this uncredited remake of "Terror Island" (complete with mutiny but no natives) is any good, mind you, but it has its moments, chiefly in the stunting of Dick Talmadge and the unexpected largess of a pictorially exuberant climax, filmed on a lavishly appointed standing set from some expensive "A" production. The shipboard fire and mutiny is not badly staged either.
But as for the "comedy" relief contributed by silent comedienne Alberta Vaughn (in her final film) and fraidy-cat Martin Turner's cook-of-all-faces, the less said the better. Miss Vaughn looks so much prettier in the final portion of the film, which she plays straight, than in the preceding two-thirds in which she scrupulously duplicates the custard-pie antics of a hammy Ben Turpin imitator.
It's also nice to catch one of our favorite villains, George Chesebro. Alas, even though he magically survives a fantastic fall from ship's rigging to the deck without so much as a single scratch (a stunt actually performed by one of the Metzetti brothers), his part amounts to little more than "Yes, sir. No, sir." It's the less charismatic bully-boy George Walsh who does almost all the heavy work.
But as for the "comedy" relief contributed by silent comedienne Alberta Vaughn (in her final film) and fraidy-cat Martin Turner's cook-of-all-faces, the less said the better. Miss Vaughn looks so much prettier in the final portion of the film, which she plays straight, than in the preceding two-thirds in which she scrupulously duplicates the custard-pie antics of a hammy Ben Turpin imitator.
It's also nice to catch one of our favorite villains, George Chesebro. Alas, even though he magically survives a fantastic fall from ship's rigging to the deck without so much as a single scratch (a stunt actually performed by one of the Metzetti brothers), his part amounts to little more than "Yes, sir. No, sir." It's the less charismatic bully-boy George Walsh who does almost all the heavy work.