A 70-minute fever dream where romance and revenge collide on the high seas — pre-Code chaos ensues.
John Moore, a young sea captain has a romance with Kay Wheeler, daughter of a trusted trader, "Pop" Wheeler, on a Pacific island. He also acquire the enmity of "Shanghai" Morgan, a notorious sea captain who shanghais his crew and his women.
Acting
Wheeler Oakman's gloriously unhinged villain performance.
Production
Fake tropical sets that somehow amplify the camp appeal.
Director
Wallace Fox
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wallace Fox directed over 80 films in his career, mostly poverty row quickies like this Monogram Pictures release.
The 'shanghai' plot device here sanitizes the actual brutal practice of kidnapping sailors into forced labor that peaked in the late 19th century.
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