Capt. Phil Sheridan unwittingly tests the adage that the enemy of my
enemy is my friend when he arrives on the Indonesian island of Kamling
and is quickly drawn into the feud between a devious slave trader and a
gold miner. Phil sides with the miner, but the pair (along with the
miner's daughter) have little to defend themselves with against the
trader and his minions unless they enlist the natives for help. The
musical score for this full-cast production does well to inspire a sense
of urgency and excitement. The fighting scenes keep listeners engaged
with the use of music, sound effects, and good emphasis and tone by the
narrator. As with most pulp fiction, there are some elements (depictions
of non-Europeans that are dubious at best, but the story itself is
thrilling. The cast provides distinct and suitably dramatic voices for
the genre.
