Jean Gabin and Michèle Morgan in their only bad movie, in spite of a Charles Spaak script. But the production is really poor and Maurice Gleize's direction is out of mind. In fact, there is nothing much to save about that cheapie. Jean Gabin tries hard to get in his character, don't miss the intro. Michèle Morgan seems to be forgotten by make-up and costume crew. Pierre Renoir has a quite threatening presence. Funny appearances by Saturnin Fabre and a young Yves Deniaud as a seller. And a quick appearance of young Raymond Bussières, nothing special. The settings are awful, who could guess the action is in Australia. The lightning is sometimes very atmospheric like in a film noir (the intro), sometimes completely dull (Carette's face isn't even lightened in a boat scene). Le Récif de Corail isn't a forgotten treasure.
Review of Coral Reefs
