Film is designed as patriotic propaganda on the UK front, minus flag waving and such-like. Acting throughout is superior to the story, and is of such a high quality it ought to make almost any film script interesting. It would not be at all surprising if the creation of this abundance of histrionic talent was due to slickness of direction.

Film is designed as patriotic propaganda on the UK front, minus flag waving and such-like. Acting throughout is superior to the story, and is of such a high quality it ought to make almost any film script interesting. It would not be at all surprising if the creation of this abundance of histrionic talent was due to slickness of direction.

The main star (in point of reputation) is Eric Portman, who has a relatively small part, but gives to it a dignified and intelligent portrayal. The outstanding roles are Patricia Roc and Gordon Jackson # she a factory worker, and he a young airman. Their love-making is crudely simple, but so sincere as to lift it out of the commonplace.

The list of players includes a pair of prominent artists who appeared in the writers’ successful The Lady Vanishes, when they scored smartly as a couple of silly Englishmen. An attempt is made to reproduce them in this picture, but without the same success. It really is unfair to Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne.

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  • Production: Gainsborough. Director Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat; Producer Edward Black; Screenplay Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat; Camera Jack Cox, Roy Fogwell; Editor R.E. Dearing, Alfred Roome; Music Louis Levy (dir.); Art Director John Bryan
  • Crew: (B&W) Extract of a review from 1943. Running time: 103 MIN.
  • With: Eric Portman Patricia Roc Gordon Jackson Anne Crawford Basil Radford Naunton Wayne

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