Absolutely amazing

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

**SPOILERS** Base on the W. Somerset Maugham novel "Narrow Corner" the 1936 movie "Isle of Fury" has to do with a mixed up love triangle between Tantana island's pearl salesman Val Stevens, Humphrey Bogart, his newly wed wife Lucille, Margaret Lindsey, and the mystery man of the film Eric Blake, Donald Woods.It's Eric who showed up at Tantana unexpectedly when the ship he was on was grounded on the island in a violent Pacific typhoon. With Eric as well as the ship's Captain Deever, Paul Graetz, saved by the valiant and fearless Val he soon was captivated by Val's new bride Lucille whom he hopelessly fell madly in love with. Val for his part never suspected any hanky panky going on between Eric and Lucille even going so far as offering Eric a job on the island that would keep him and Lucille close together when he went out, on his boat, on pearl diving expeditions. What Val also didn't suspect is exactly why Eric was on Tankana in the first place! This had to do with something that he did back in the states that he's been running from the last two years!Humphrey Bogart, as the valiant Val Stevens, looking trim and fit as well as salty, from diving for pearls and fighting a giant octopus, tries to start a new life for himself on the South Pacifc island of Tankana but his somewhat dark & shady past keeps him from doing that. It's later in the film that we find out that Capt. Deever had some idea of what his passenger Eric Woods was really after in going to that out of the way island in the Pacific and it wasn't for it's sunshine and coconuts. ***SPOILERS*** Deever trying to stir up trouble, in order to make whatever his his plans were much easier, between Val & Eric plants this false and vicious rumor that Eric was sleeping with Val's old lady Lucille. Val whom Eric had earlier saved from being killed by the killer octopus now goes to confront, and kill, both Eric and Lucille for what they were doing behind his back! It's then that the psychotic and kill crazy Val is talked out of doing what he planned to do by Doc Hardy, E.E Clive, who knew the truth behind Val's flight from justice back in the US. Doc also knew that Eric had come to the same conclusion to what he did about Val being the Innocent victim or pasty in the murder of Richard Lord: whoever he was!The one thing standing in the way of Val's freedom from a life sentence or execution by the state was the greedy and money hungry Capt. Deever who had shown earlier, in trying to rip off Eric's billfold, what a low down skunk he was. Luckily for everyone in the movie, except Capt. Deever, old man Chris Anderson, Gordon Hart, who was hiding in the bushes, and drinking his spiced gin & tonic, just happened to show up unannounced at the scene. Coming up on him from behind Chris put Deever's sinister plan, together with himself, in turning Val over to the police, for a hefty reward, on ice!

This film aired today on TCM and the transfer looks great. Bogart, Lindsay and E.E Clive perform in a high seas adventure with Bogart as a pearl merchant. Lots to look at here with a short running time. This was one of warner's pictures of the week with a great cast, director, and cinematographer Fantastic Film (**** Out Of *****)Look for many warner extras here in bit roles. I am surprised that there are as many low rated "Whiners" how they thought this film was terrible, but a true Bogie fan would never call any of his films bad. There is no reason for trashing any of his films, but if I did I would consider all his films great except his non Warner's films that must have been independent productions...

This laughable 60-minute stinker offers pre-star Humphrey Bogart as a South Seas pearl merchant married to Margaret Lindsay. There might have been a decent story here, but it's been hacked to pieces. During the wedding there's a shipwreck, and washed ashore are a sneaky captain (Paul Graetz) and strange passenger (Donald Woods). Hilarious scene with the louvred door... The storm howls outside, but the slatted door keeps out all the wind, rain, and noise! Anyway, Woods and Lindsay seem to hit it off right away while Bogart is blithely unaware. Storyline includes striking pearl divers because of the "devil fish" and thieving natives. E.E. Clive is droll as the preacher, and Gordon Hart plays the weird grandfather. Bogart battles an ugly moustache and possibly the worst-looking octopus in film history. The acting is terrible across the board, with Gratez and Hart coming off worst. Lindsay and Woods are boring, and Bogart is just plain miscast. The plot twist at the end does little to save this one.

An interesting south seas island adventure & romance with a young Humphrey Bogart in a uncharacteristic early leading role as a fugitive on the run but now living an honest & reformed life as a romantic adventurer. The movie has a rather good plot with some twists & surprises, a young handsome detective sent to get Bogart is suspected of being a fugitive & we discover later that Bogart is the real fugitive instead. Bogart is very convincing & authoritative & even romantic in his role, a foreshadow of things to come. He even sports a mustache. This film bears a slight resemblance to "Red Dust", it has all the earmarks of a Clark Gable vehicle. The only weak aspect of the film is the ridiculous & laughable scene where Bogart gets attacked by an octopus while diving during a pearl hunting expedition. Bogart later denied ever making this movie, but the evidence is there & has survived. The scene would've had much more stronger impact if Bogart got attacked by a shark instead of an octopus. This movie will appeal to die hard Bogart fans as well as to film buffs of B movies & obscure, forgotten movies. For only 60 minutes running time it's worth a viewing if you can find it. Good Luck!!!!!