This film was on its way to a high rating when it bogged down halfway through and never really recovered. It wasn't boring overall but the second half just wasn't what it should have been after such a rousing start and the action scenes were just hokey. The final action scene looks really dated with not much credibility. It's so corny it's almost laughable, but then again, the film is almost 70 years old and special-effects were primitive in 1939.
Four well-known actors star in here: Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Victor McLaglen and Sam Jaffe. Of the foursome, I thought McLaglen was the most fun to watch. The camera-work was good with some nice facial closeups and good mountain scenery.
Usually I am not the PC type but all the white men with the makeup pretending to be dark-skinned people was just too obvious and the lead villain didn't even bother to fake an accent!
Four well-known actors star in here: Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Victor McLaglen and Sam Jaffe. Of the foursome, I thought McLaglen was the most fun to watch. The camera-work was good with some nice facial closeups and good mountain scenery.
Usually I am not the PC type but all the white men with the makeup pretending to be dark-skinned people was just too obvious and the lead villain didn't even bother to fake an accent!