Hurricane Smith (John Ireland) and his crew are marooned on an isolated island in the Pacific (why is never quite explained, it feels like they missed the first 20 minutes of the script out) but escape by stealing the ship of slaver Raikes (Emile Meyer). Later in Australia, and badly in need of coin, Smith's boat and crew is hired by Gorvahlsen (James Craig) to explore the flora and fauna of the South Seas but really Gorvahlsen is after gold.
Obviously because it makes perfect logical sense, Smith has pressganged Raikes into his crew, the two of them want the gold for themselves. The beautiful young Luana (Yvonne De Carlo), whom Smith falls for, also complicates matters of course.
Filmed in Technicolor, the film looks gorgeous and has plenty of swash buckling action and a fast moving plot but despite the bright blue skies ultimately the film is a bit dull. The film isn't very original and lacks a spark, though is a reasonable watch.
