Ex-flyerKennethCrandallissurprisedbyhisbossinanAustraliannightclub,whileattemptingarobbery.Papita,Crandall'saccompliceandtheboss'swife,isshotandkilledbyherhusband,butCrandallescapeswiththemoney.HestealsanairplaneandcrashesonanunchartedSamoanisland,whereheisbefriendedbyPeterAppleton,thesolewhiteman;ChiefTihotiandabeautifulnativegirl,Moana.Crandallisobsessedwiththeideaofreturningtocivilizationwithhislootand,aftermuchpersuasion,hegetsthenativestobuildanairstripwhileherepairsthedamagedairplane.