The Duke, Lee Marvin and Jack Warden play World War II navy buddies have made the French Polynesian island of Haleakaloha their post-war paradise. Local headquarters is Donovan’s Reef, Wayne’s watering hole where bragging, brawling, and full-blown misbehavior are the order of the day. But destined to create more turmoil is the sudden arrival of Elizabeth Allen, a straight-laced Boston blue blood.