Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Universal)
Ludicrous story of passengers who abandon their ship because of plague and then try to walk through the jungle. The men are sexist, selfish boors who take every opportunity to denigrate school teacher Claudette Colbert because of her homely appearance. However, things change when they stumble on her taking a nude shower under a waterfall. Colbert, realizing she now has the upper hand, overnight becomes an exotic beauty, complete with spear fishing and hunting skills. The men fall at her feet, and for the first time in her life she "falls in love". They eventually find civilization leading to a tacked-on ending that too neatly ties everything together. The only character I cared the least about in this terrible movie was the little dog, which thankfully survives.
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