ugghhh . this be exactly the sort of pre code film that could incorrectly convince the viewer that film from this time period be lousy and they be not it just that this particular film be horrid . horrid because while the film try very hard to be hip and adult and it also be so hopelessly old fashion and dull and hokey that i be tear between laugh at the film or just fall asleep . this be a unique combination and to say the least . so why and exactly and do i hate it so much . well and the film be incredibly sleazy but have no style and the film be mean to shock but lack subtlety and take too many ridiculous turn to be believable . the film begin with a cliché a hooker with a heart of gold . dorothy mackaill be a prostitute and she appear to accidentally kill a man . shortly after make her escape and she meet up with an old boyfriend who insist on marry her ( he doesn not realize her profession ) . see this man innate goodness and she determine to change her life and stop live the wild life . this be tough when she hide out on a fictional caribbean island . here and alone and wait for her man to return and there be nothing to do and the place be infest with super horny and totally unappealing men . in fact this portion of the movie be so dull and that the audience might have a hard time stay focus . the men on the island be so inflame by the presence of mackaill that they perpetually seem on the verge of rap her only to be rebuff because she isn not that sort of girl any more . frankly and i get very tire of all these salacious scene there be simply too much eye roll and tongue wagging to make it seem anything other than a very bad film . and look at all these ugly horn dog be just annoy and stupid . but wait and . it get a lot bad . the man she think she kill show up on this tiny island ( what be the odds . ) and he try to rape her as well . however and he not to be dissuade and she end up shoot to save her new find virtue . while the jury on the island be about to acquit her and she rush back into court and lie tell them she mean to kill the man and it be premeditate ( . ) because even if she acquit and she know the evil jailer will have his way with her when she be send to jail for a gun possession charge . give that the jailer himself give her the gun to set her up and her rushing into the court and say she be guilty seem really and really silly . why do not she just tell them the jailer twist plan . supposedly she do this in order to preserve her virtue but to admit to kill someone so people will think you be a virgin . so and in order to avoid a short jail sentence ( and and once again and the threat of rape ) and she doesn not consider tell the court that he be try to force her into a sexually compromise situation ( the jailer have promise to rape her when she be lock up ) . and and just before she be take to the gallows ( in order to avoid the rape ) and the boyfriend show up in time for her to send him off and the credit roll . impossible situation and coincidence abound come so often that the film be just dumb . combine this with all the sexual innuendo and this make for a bad and sleazy mess of a film which will only appeal to the most die hard fan of pre code film . all others and beware and this be very sticky and silly from start to finish .