American Jim Warburton (George Brent) crashes his plane in the Amazon jungle and promptly falls in love with Christine Ridgegway , a mysterious huntress who rescues him and his passengers. However, Christine determinedly evades Jim's courtship and advances, making Dr. Karen Lawrence suspect she has a tragic reason for fleeing to Rio to escape Jim.
Karen and Jim follow her to Rio de Janeiro and, while dining in a restaurant, see a man named Sebastian Ortega greet Christine. She screams, faints and falls into a long illness. Later, Ortega tells Jim that he knew Mrs. Ridgeway, whom he assumes was Christine's mother, when she was honeymooning in the jungle -a couple of decades ago - with her adventurer-husband, Anthony Ridgeway. Although terrified of animals, Mrs. Ridgeway had saved her husband's life when a panther attacked him in the same jungle where Christine was hunting when Jim's airplane crashed. She plunged into hysteria, following the incident, and returned to the United States.
Jim fails to comprehend why a bad experience in the Brazilian jungle should make Christine fear falling in love. In order to learn more he meets Anthony Ridgeway and is told an incredible tale; The Christine that Jim has fallen in love with is not the young girl Jim thinks she is.
Angel on the Amazon is one strange film, but quite a gripping one with sharp characterisations and a gliding plot that never fails to engage - now this isn't a jungle adventure film but a combination of fantasy, noir, thriller and mystery. Vera Ralston usually gets a lot of stick for her acting but personally I find her charming, love her accent and she's adequate in the acting department, however here she's quite good and emotes quite well. That distant look in her face is quite haunting.
