The man was hired by Carl Denham to an expedition to Singapore (never telling him and the other crew that he was actually going to Skull Island). He along with the rest of the crew helped try to remove things to keep the ship from sinking before Ann Darrow's kidnapping. He was one of the 5 rescue members along with Captain Engelhorn and Bruce Baxter, saving Jack, Carl, Jimmy and Preston from the Spider Pit Chasm. He is seen along with the crew preparing to captured Kong, however Kong broke free and chase after the crew to the lifeboats.