This film was included on a DVD along with three other films. One, TANGLED DESTINIES, is interesting because its plot is so incredibly similar to the one in INTRUDER. Both films feature someone being killed and a shipment of jewels is stolen in the process. The major difference is that in INTRUDER, soon after the murder is discovered on a ship, the boat sinks and the suspects are all washed ashore on an island. One of them is the murderer and the rest are potentially at risk.
Once on the island, things get rather odd to say the least. After the Captain is murdered, two women stumble upon the murderer and when he is about to kill them, a gorilla (i.e., a guy in a cheesy 1930s gorilla costume) intervenes! The ladies then run to the hut belonging to an insane shipwrecked man (who appeared to have been there for many, many years—along with his friend, Mary). Soon, the maniac killer arrives and shoots one of them—at which point the hero comes to save the day. Surprisingly, after the murderer is killed, the story is NOT over—there's a bit more to come as well as a few twists and turns.
Like many very early sound films (particularly Poverty Row productions like this one), the film is very quiet—as there is no incidental music like you'd hear in just about every film made since then. I can't blame the film makers too much for this, but it does make for some odd viewing. Despite this as well as the very silly plot devices (a gorilla AND Robinson Crusoe, Jr. on the same island!), the film is entertaining and worth seeing for laughs. While NOT an especially good B-movie, there is a certain kitschy charm to it.
Once on the island, things get rather odd to say the least. After the Captain is murdered, two women stumble upon the murderer and when he is about to kill them, a gorilla (i.e., a guy in a cheesy 1930s gorilla costume) intervenes! The ladies then run to the hut belonging to an insane shipwrecked man (who appeared to have been there for many, many years—along with his friend, Mary). Soon, the maniac killer arrives and shoots one of them—at which point the hero comes to save the day. Surprisingly, after the murderer is killed, the story is NOT over—there's a bit more to come as well as a few twists and turns.
Like many very early sound films (particularly Poverty Row productions like this one), the film is very quiet—as there is no incidental music like you'd hear in just about every film made since then. I can't blame the film makers too much for this, but it does make for some odd viewing. Despite this as well as the very silly plot devices (a gorilla AND Robinson Crusoe, Jr. on the same island!), the film is entertaining and worth seeing for laughs. While NOT an especially good B-movie, there is a certain kitschy charm to it.
