The planter has sent a solitary radio message to the Allies concerning the area the Japanese have mined; if the information is true it could save a projected 18% of the Marine invasion force.

The patrol must confirm that the message is authentic, and that the planter is still alive, as he can give the Marines valuable information needed for a successful amphibious landing by the Allied forces.

Once obtaining the information the small party is to make a rendezvous on the coast with a US Navy PT boat.

[3] Many of the roles in the film were filled by Hawaiians such as Sam "Steamboat" Mokuahi,[4] Democratic Party organiser Dan Aoki, and Akira Fukunaga, the latter two being veterans of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

Mary Murphy felt that Stuart Heisler was trying to make her look like a version of the director's own wife.