Claudette Colbert's transformation from a homely schoolteacher to an assertive jungle queen is amazing (and as much a credit to her as an actress as to the makeup & styling departments). The location filming is also commendable. But Colbert's romance with Herbert Marshall is not convincing - although a title card at the beginning informs us that his character is "sensitive and shy", he is actually about as outspoken and rude to Colbert in the first half of the movie as William "peacock" Gargan is. Mary Boland adds some amusing moments. **1/2 out of 4.
Review of Four Frightened People
