This1964sequeltothe1963box-officehitFlipperisunnecessarilymelodramaticattimes,butatleastitisn'tacookie-cutterimitationoftheoriginal.SuzytheDolphinreturnstothe"male"roleofthesuperintelligentFlipper,whileLukeHalpinreprisestheroleofSandyRicks.Thistime,FlipperrescuesaBritishfamilyintheBahamas,whoarebeingheldforransom.BrianKellytakesoverfromthefirstfilm'sChuckConnorsasRangerPorterRicks,arolehe'dcontinuetoplayinthelong-running(1964-67)FlipperTVseries.