Review by boblipton

Five years ago, John Archer faced trial for smuggling Japanese war criminals out of the East Indies. He was acquitted, but no one wanted to hire him. Now he's got a ship, one that had been seized by the Japanese during the war, and is now needs to be refitted. The co-owner explains this to him, and is about to explain something else, when he is shot. Archer is knocked out. When he wakes, he figures he's being fitted for a frame. So he flies to Port Moresby, where the ship is. He discovers the ship's co-owner in ex-lover Marguerite Chapman An insurance man shows up; apparently there were jewels hidden on the ship before the Japanese seized it. His company paid for the loss, and now they want the gems. Apparently so do other people, and all the fingers are pointing at Archer as the bad guy. But is there something else hidden the ship?

It's a nicely tangled little tale ably directed by jack-of-all-trades Frank MacDonald. It's certainly not a classic, nor is there anything here that breaks new cinematic ground. Even so, it's always good to see a well written story told competently on the screen, and this one satisfies. With Harry Lauter and Lyle Talbot.