I know Fred MacMurray ( Captain Bill) considered this to be his worst film ( I do not agree), and Vera Ralston ( Kim, Kim) was Box Office poison. But A Fair Wind To Java was a fun adventure film. There are lots of battles on land and on the sea between MacMurray and his crew and pirate St Ebinizer and his crew. The story is very unpredictable. For example two people who you think are against MacMurray turn out to be allies and actually survive.. It is about a battle between the two crews to get diamonds located on Krakatoa. Yes the same Krakatoa whose volcano exploded. Ralston does a decent job as the half Asian half White woman ( although no one would think she is one bit Asian ( see her blue eyes)). Spoilers ahead: MacMurray does marry Ralston and gets financially rewarded. But how he does it and very nice photography ( much better then the Republic Pictures Truecolor) is why you watch the film. I spent $3.99 to see it on Amazon and it is worth the money. Again a fun movie 9/10 stars.
Review of Fair Wind to Java
