In 1906, the American Army started to pull out of the Philippines, leaving the people of islands vulnerable to the Morros, who were basically big-time pirates; a few men took it upon themselves to train (and encourage) the Filipinos to defend themselves.

We were having our traditional New Year's Day Videofest, and this year's theme was 1939; this one was one of Mr. Otter's picks. I was dubious, never having heard of it, but as soon as I found out that Serious Honey David Niven and Almost Honey Gary Cooper were in it, I got considerably more interested...it's actually pretty good.

There's quite a bit of action, an exotic locale, a good, fast moving plot, and some serious honeys to look at when things get slow...as well as the final assault on the stockade, very exciting!

Pretty good for a 30s historical, worth watching.