Okay, the acting is bad, the story is kind of silly, the editing is kind of atrocious and the effects are pretty laughable. But it's still pretty fun to watch. One of my favorite parts, which is pretty funny, is watching the men walk through the swamp. You can tell it is a screen that they are walking against trying to make us think they are quietly walking through the murky water and ducking low hanging branches. Dean Jagger shouldn't have played the lead role, he was too soft and sweet, they needed someone who was a little more hard nosed that was likable at first and then became a horrible power hungry tyrant. But all you got was a sweet dopey guy that was hurt by the woman he loved. I wonder if this movie would have been better with another lead actor and better direction. But who knows. It's a pretty fun old movie that has a some character to it. Not a total waste of time.