Why did Lee Robinson make this? I think he was dazzled by working with a top French producer and Hollywood "names" like Edmond O'Brien and Richard Basehart.
Lee Robinson directed efforts could be sluggish but they had simple stories and great outdoors scenes. This was shot in Tahiti but the island doesn't look particularly pretty. There's too much indoors.
And its a boringly complicated story. Basically Andrea Parisy is married to Basehart and is hungry for money. She's not that compelling, not flatteringly shot. Basehart is bland. O'Brien is just sleazy. It's all in third gear.
Lee Robinson was so smart with his first three features but he lost it for the last two co productions. Why no part for Chips Rafferty? Why not just have a film about people trying to kill goodies in Tahiti?
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