Scientific experiments in the middle of the jungle in an effort to find cures for various diseases leads to the accidental death of one of the doctors and that doctor's estranged wife's effort to cash in on the tragedy. Ralph Bellamy stars as the titled character, so guilty over the death of novice doctor John "Dusty" King that he decides to fake his own death and take King's identity so he can attribute the discovery of the cure to King. Earlier in the film, he snubbed King for simply being a Yale man (guess where Bellamy graduated from), assigning him to being nothing but an inconsequential handyman. King's replacement, Josephine Hutchinson, is unaware of the fraud until King's estranged wife Barbara Read shows up, when all sorts of chaos breaks loose.
I agree with the analogy of this as "sci-fi light", certainly not in the league as Universal's "The Invisible Ray" (released the same year), but a good film regardless in spite of some obvious plot holes. Bellamy, very good as a rather dour character, is ably supported by William Gargan as his more level headed partner, and in her limited amount of screen time, Hutchinson proves that she has what it takes to be just as strong as the men. One conversation between Hutchinson, Bellamy and Gargan is definitely ahead of its time as far as promoting women's equality in a way that even male audiences can cheer. It's a nice tribute to the dedication of the men and women who often risk their own health to benefit all of humanity even if a few cute monkeys had to be sacrificed.
I agree with the analogy of this as "sci-fi light", certainly not in the league as Universal's "The Invisible Ray" (released the same year), but a good film regardless in spite of some obvious plot holes. Bellamy, very good as a rather dour character, is ably supported by William Gargan as his more level headed partner, and in her limited amount of screen time, Hutchinson proves that she has what it takes to be just as strong as the men. One conversation between Hutchinson, Bellamy and Gargan is definitely ahead of its time as far as promoting women's equality in a way that even male audiences can cheer. It's a nice tribute to the dedication of the men and women who often risk their own health to benefit all of humanity even if a few cute monkeys had to be sacrificed.