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This is a tragic story of would be immigrants from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. The ship's crew floods the holding tank in order to get rid of the evidence, in this case, human cargo who are attempting to enter Puerto Rico and then the United States without legal documentation. Half of the victims die when the encased area is flooded with water and the other half are rescued by the Dominican Republic customs agents. In the end you see actual film footage of a true event and you see a ladder placed along another ship with would be immigrants slipping on board to stow away. 50,000 of more Dominicans have lost their lives trying to cross the shark invested waters between their poor nation and Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Unlike the Cuban refugees, these refugees are seldom given sanctuary. This film is a must see for those who care what happens to those poor people seeking a better life for their families.

GREETINGS & SALUTATIONS! An angry Philippine nationalist stops the planned rebellion against United States forces during the American occupation in 1902, after seeing the Americans helping his people with food and medicine. Written and directed by Eddie Romero. It is 80 minutes long and is in color. Stars John Agar, Richard Arlen, and Myron Healey. This was a joint U.S. and Philippine production shot entirely in the Philippines. John Agar is outstanding in this film. Respectfully yours, Sarge Booker

GREETINGS & SALUTATIONS! "Swing High," (1930) is about a circus aerialist who fights to keep her lover out of the hands of a scheming woman. It stars Chester Conklin, Stepin Fetchit, Helen Twelvetrees, and Ben Turpin. However, it is Stepin Fetchit who breathes life into this musical. Stepin Fetchit was born Lincoln Theodore Monroe Albert Perry in Key West, Florida sometime between 1892 and 1902; the son of a cigar maker. He left home in 1914 to pursue a show business career, joining the Royal American Shows plantation revues. Years later he is said to have taken his stage name from a Baltimore racehorse that had inspired him to write a routine for himself and his stage partner of the time, Ed Lee. They billed themselves as "Step 'n' Fetchit: Two Dancing Fools from Dixie." After splitting with his partner, Fetchit kept the name for himself as he spent long, arduous years in the vaudeville circuit. He provided comic relief in many films during the Depression years. Respectfully yours, Sarge Booker