This silly but fun potboiler looks at life on a Polynesian island before a hurricane. The main attraction here is the climactic hurricane sequence, which is quite impressive for its time. What precedes it is rather melodramatic. Hall's many attempts to escape from prison are ridiculously implemented. As with other Ford films of the period, it's visually opulent but the acting is overdone. Massey and Mitchell seem to have a competition going to see who can be more hammy. At least they are actors who have shown themselves to be good performers in other films. The same can't be said of Hall. Like Johnny Weismuller, the hunky actor looks great but can't act his way out of a loincloth.
Review of The Hurricane
