Two American gun runners at odds with each other and looking to sell guns to the rebels during the Cuban War of Independence navigate a boat to Cuba. Along for the ride is a beautiful Cuban rebel in who both men are interested.
Acting
Chill Wills steals every scene as the riverboat captain.
Practical Effects
Genuine location shooting in Louisiana bayous doubling for Cuba.
Director
Gordon Douglas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Alan Ladd's final film for Paramount after a decade as their top star—he'd already formed his own production company.
Released two years before Castro's revolution, the film's sympathetic rebel portrayal accidentally became politically complicated almost immediately.
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