"The Unholy Garden" is a decent enough time-passer, but it is improved a bit because it stars the always suave and always entertaining Ronald Colman. It begins with an oasis of sin in the desert. In this far off place, various criminals from across the globe hang out here to avoid the police. But, because it's so far in the middle of nowhere, the local authorities leave the place to itself. This is where Colman and his group of 'friends' live. The group learns that a crazy old blind Frenchman is hiding out there and he's reportedly embezzled millions--millions this group of riffraff want to take. To do so, Colman pretends to be a friend to the old guy and his sexy daughter (Fay Wray). The problem is that Colman slowly starts to fall in love. What's he to do--his associates will kill him if he doesn't follow through with it but he can't bring himself to destroy Wray in the process.
All in all, a decent romantic crime film--mostly because Colman was so cool and likable. It's not a film that will change your life and there were a few problems (such as the fact that Wray and her father bore no French accents), but it's very enjoyable escapism.
All in all, a decent romantic crime film--mostly because Colman was so cool and likable. It's not a film that will change your life and there were a few problems (such as the fact that Wray and her father bore no French accents), but it's very enjoyable escapism.