This seems to be done in a bit of a semi-documentary style to get past the ridiculous "Hayes Code".
Ceylonese natives are forced to leave their land when they are attacked by swarms of vampire bats. There is a very cool scene of a real vampire bat killing a peacock. I am sure young people today would have to curl up in a safe room and suck their thumb after seeing that, but I thought it was pretty cool.
The director Eddie Granemann narrates as there is no dialogue. Lots of topless native women working are shown and as I said, it has the feeling of a documentary. I couldn't find any reviews for this oddity, but if you get the chance and like odd and offbeat 30's films, you might want to check this out.
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