Post #201311 by Aaron's Akua on Fri, Dec 2, 2005 4:42 PM

Cool! I'm one of those people who "never wins anything".

I found this in the NY Times Filmography website (The "Music by Les Baxter" was a dead giveaway):

Jungle Heat
1957 - USA
PLOT DESCRIPTION: Jungle Heat is set in pre-WW2 Hawaii. A group of pro-Japanese fifth columnists infiltrate the islands, intended to demoralize the populace long before the Pearl Harbor attacks. Specializing in sabotage, the spies target the pineapple and sugar plantations, not to mention the big-city industries. American doctor Jim Ransom catches on to what's happening (though it seems to take him forever), and, together with National Guard officer Richard Grey, foils the villains. It is worth noting that the principal villain in Jungle Heat is not Japanese, but an occidental traitor played (or overplayed) by James Westerfield. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Another film with music score by Les Baxter looked pretty interesting.

Tanga-Tika
1953 - USA
"...Essentially a documentary, the film is given a continuity of sorts by concentrating on the romance between Nenu (Adeline Tetahalmuai) and Timi (Paul Meoe). The film's "money scene" is the climactic dance by a bare-breasted native girl, but equally fascinating are a native athletic competition and an island-wide celebration of Bastille Day..."

This one was filmed in Tahiti.

Anyway, thanks for the gift, whatever it is! I'll PM you.

Aaron