just watch it!

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

This is a remake of "The Narrow Corner" and I have seen several variations on the film (such as "Tiger Shark" and "Danger Lights"). So, from the onset I found the material very familiar and very predictable. In fact, beginning at the very first scenes featuring the wedding and the shipwreck, I already knew exactly what would be happening later in the movie! The only unusual thing about this B-movie was seeing Humphrey Bogart as the poor husband--and with a very cheesy fake mustache. Why he was given such an uninteresting and thankless role is simply because he was not yet a star. By 1936, he'd been in quite a few films but almost exclusively in bit parts and walk-ons. Though he'd been in Hollywood for about five years, he really hadn't yet made a name for himself.As I said before, the film starts with a wedding on a tiny island in the Pacific. When a boat crashes in the reef, in comes a more handsome and interesting man (Donald Woods) and the new wife is captivated. However, the husband is a sap and he doesn't realize how serious this is and befriends Woods--to his regret.Overall, this is a very simple B-movie with little (other than the novelty of seeing Bogart in a crappy film) to positively distinguish it. And, on the negative side, there is a silly rubber octopus that just needs to be seen to believed. Not horrible but certainly not very good either.

Isle of Fury (1936) ** (out of 4) A rather bland love triangle set in the South Seas as Val (Humphrey Bogart) and Lucille (Margaret Lindsay) are married during a rough storm and minutes later there's a boat crash and Eric (Donald Woods) washes ashore. Soon all three become friends but Lucille begins to have extra feelings Eric as she starts to realize that she'll never fulfill her dreams on this island. This here is a remake of the 1932 film THE NARROW CORNER, a film I haven't seen so I can't compare the two. With that out of the way, this film here makes for some slight entertainment but in the end pretty much everyone can skip it unless you're fans of the cast. The biggest problem is, once again, the screenplay which was clearly not given too much attention, which I guess can be understood since this was meant to be the second film on a double bill. The screenplay never really knows what it wants to do because one moment we're on an adventure and then the next we're tied up in a love triangle that never really seems to work either because more attention is spent on Bogart and Woods instead of Woods and Lindsay. The film is certainly confused in what it wants to do but like many "B" movies it's at least smart enough to throw everything in and just hope something sticks. This film throws in a real crazy sequence where Bogart dives down to get some pearls and is attacked by a large octopus and soon enough Woods is underwater fighting it as well. I'm not sure what it is but no matter what movie you're watching it's always a plus when a killer octopus shows up. As far as the performances go I wasn't too thrilled with Lindsay who seemed to be sleepwalking throughout the film but I did enjoy Bogart and Woods. I thought these two actors really kept the film moving as they had a nice chemistry together and you have to love Bogie's mustache. The ending is pretty weak but the film only runs 62-minutes and makes for a decent time killer, although only fans of the stars should really seek it out.

**SPOILERS** Base on the W. Somerset Maugham novel "Narrow Corner" the 1936 movie "Isle of Fury" has to do with a mixed up love triangle between Tantana island's pearl salesman Val Stevens, Humphrey Bogart, his newly wed wife Lucille, Margaret Lindsey, and the mystery man of the film Eric Blake, Donald Woods.It's Eric who showed up at Tantana unexpectedly when the ship he was on was grounded on the island in a violent Pacific typhoon. With Eric as well as the ship's Captain Deever, Paul Graetz, saved by the valiant and fearless Val he soon was captivated by Val's new bride Lucille whom he hopelessly fell madly in love with. Val for his part never suspected any hanky panky going on between Eric and Lucille even going so far as offering Eric a job on the island that would keep him and Lucille close together when he went out, on his boat, on pearl diving expeditions. What Val also didn't suspect is exactly why Eric was on Tankana in the first place! This had to do with something that he did back in the states that he's been running from the last two years!Humphrey Bogart, as the valiant Val Stevens, looking trim and fit as well as salty, from diving for pearls and fighting a giant octopus, tries to start a new life for himself on the South Pacifc island of Tankana but his somewhat dark & shady past keeps him from doing that. It's later in the film that we find out that Capt. Deever had some idea of what his passenger Eric Woods was really after in going to that out of the way island in the Pacific and it wasn't for it's sunshine and coconuts. ***SPOILERS*** Deever trying to stir up trouble, in order to make whatever his his plans were much easier, between Val & Eric plants this false and vicious rumor that Eric was sleeping with Val's old lady Lucille. Val whom Eric had earlier saved from being killed by the killer octopus now goes to confront, and kill, both Eric and Lucille for what they were doing behind his back! It's then that the psychotic and kill crazy Val is talked out of doing what he planned to do by Doc Hardy, E.E Clive, who knew the truth behind Val's flight from justice back in the US. Doc also knew that Eric had come to the same conclusion to what he did about Val being the Innocent victim or pasty in the murder of Richard Lord: whoever he was!The one thing standing in the way of Val's freedom from a life sentence or execution by the state was the greedy and money hungry Capt. Deever who had shown earlier, in trying to rip off Eric's billfold, what a low down skunk he was. Luckily for everyone in the movie, except Capt. Deever, old man Chris Anderson, Gordon Hart, who was hiding in the bushes, and drinking his spiced gin & tonic, just happened to show up unannounced at the scene. Coming up on him from behind Chris put Deever's sinister plan, together with himself, in turning Val over to the police, for a hefty reward, on ice!

With a quick "I Do" and a hasty good bye kiss, Val Stevens (Humphrey Bogart) takes off to save a handful of sailors caught in a furious tropical storm off the island of Tankana, the "Isle of Fury" of the title. With a look that asks "Did I do the right thing?", wife Lucille (Margaret Lindsay) questions her circumstances even more following the rescue of Eric Blake (Donald Woods), a handsome man who begins to fall for Lucille as the film progresses. In a desperate attempt to keep his pearl diving business alive and pay off their island home, Val is blind to his new wife's insecurity, and even encourages Eric to spend time with Lucille as he recuperates.The moral conscience of the film is provided by Doc Hardy (E.E. Clive), a friend of the Stevens', who inserts sage advice at appropriate times, even recounting at one point the Biblical story of David and Bathsheba. It was David who sent Bathsheba's warrior husband off to war to be killed, so he could take up with the widow.In the film's back story, Tankana's nearby island natives are refusing to dive for Val, following the disappearance of two villagers in the waters off the island. To prove there is nothing to fear, Val himself dons diving gear and heads for open water as the watchful natives stare in anticipation.Pay attention as Val and Eric prepare to head off to the natives' island. As Eric greets Val with "Good morning, Skipper", Val responds to Eric with a hearty "Good morning Val". Neither actor batted an eye, nor apparently did the director, as the scene remained in the film.Val's deep sea dive turns unintentionally funny as just behind him and unseen, a rather awkward looking octopus is revealed to be the cause of the natives' fears. Going hand to tentacle in unarmed combat, Val is a sure goner when his lifeline and oxygen supply both rip free of the fishing boat. Eric proves heroic, diving into the deep to defeat the beast and save Val from certain death.In a gesture of generosity, Val offers Eric a 50/50 partnership in the diving business to remain behind, but heeding the good Doc's advice, Eric knows he must return to civilization. After all, Eric is the law, and Val was his fugitive quarry, on the run from authorities following the death of a man, though it's not clearly established whether Val was actually guilty or not. What matters is that Eric doesn't think so, having seen Val act with honor and integrity on Tankana.Though still early in his career, Humphrey Bogart had appeared in about a dozen films by the time "Isle of Fury" was released. Following his career progress through the early films, one recognizes a more and more confident actor, though this film suffers from awkward editing at times. That's no less a recommendation though, do see it if you can find a copy of this unreleased Warner Brothers adventure, or stay attentive to classic movie cable listings.