This is a delightful little wartime-spy drama from 1939, set at the Royal Naval Training College at Dartmouth.
The story line is a little less than credulous, but it is a harmless little film and quite easy to watch. Although it is obvious who the spy is, he is so smooth that you cannot help admiring him. His last line at the end of the film being: "Duty means the same thing in any language", sounds very courageous and honourable - even though we generally despise terrorists and spies in a real threatening situation.
Leslie Banks gives a very stirring performance of which he was always famous for; Kay Walsh looked as lovely as she did in all of her films; and Mackenzie Ward, a leading British actor from the 1930s and 1940s, gives a very smooth performance.
As for Cecil Parker, what can I say? His inimitable style of acting allows him to steal every single scene that he is in - a marvellous actor and always great to watch.
Of course, the real stars of the film are the Parades - sorry - Divisions, as they are called in the Royal Navy - and the Dartmouth Training College itself, not forgetting all the beautiful scenes of Devon, in England, along with the River Dart - a very lovely part of the country.
Although a very dated film, it was enough to make me want to join up again.
10 out of 10.
Incidentally, I am intrigued by the poster that has been placed below the title referring to film that this IMDB page is about. Other than having the same film title, the poster bears no relevance to this film.
After some research, I have come to the conclusion that the poster refers to the film, "Atlantic Ferry", which was, in fact, released in the United States as "Sons Of The Sea". It starred Michael Redgrave and Valerie Hobson, and was released in 1941 as a Warner Brothers First National Picture.
It is possible that the taller man on the left of the poster could be Michael Redgrave, and the woman he is holding may be Valerie Hobson. However, she bears a striking resemblance to Margaret Lockwood, who starred with Douglas Fairbanks Jnr in the 1939 film, "Rulers Of The Sea", made by Paramount Pictures, which, according to other reviewers, has a similar storyline.
As for the older, smaller man, standing on his own, on the right of the poster, I can only make an uneducated assumption as to who the actor is. It could be any of the top male supporting actors in the film. I have never seen "Atlantic Ferry", so it would be hard to even guess the name of the actor, as most of them would have been of similar age when the film was made. Maybe one of the other reviewers can help with this.
The story line is a little less than credulous, but it is a harmless little film and quite easy to watch. Although it is obvious who the spy is, he is so smooth that you cannot help admiring him. His last line at the end of the film being: "Duty means the same thing in any language", sounds very courageous and honourable - even though we generally despise terrorists and spies in a real threatening situation.
Leslie Banks gives a very stirring performance of which he was always famous for; Kay Walsh looked as lovely as she did in all of her films; and Mackenzie Ward, a leading British actor from the 1930s and 1940s, gives a very smooth performance.
As for Cecil Parker, what can I say? His inimitable style of acting allows him to steal every single scene that he is in - a marvellous actor and always great to watch.
Of course, the real stars of the film are the Parades - sorry - Divisions, as they are called in the Royal Navy - and the Dartmouth Training College itself, not forgetting all the beautiful scenes of Devon, in England, along with the River Dart - a very lovely part of the country.
Although a very dated film, it was enough to make me want to join up again.
10 out of 10.
Incidentally, I am intrigued by the poster that has been placed below the title referring to film that this IMDB page is about. Other than having the same film title, the poster bears no relevance to this film.
After some research, I have come to the conclusion that the poster refers to the film, "Atlantic Ferry", which was, in fact, released in the United States as "Sons Of The Sea". It starred Michael Redgrave and Valerie Hobson, and was released in 1941 as a Warner Brothers First National Picture.
It is possible that the taller man on the left of the poster could be Michael Redgrave, and the woman he is holding may be Valerie Hobson. However, she bears a striking resemblance to Margaret Lockwood, who starred with Douglas Fairbanks Jnr in the 1939 film, "Rulers Of The Sea", made by Paramount Pictures, which, according to other reviewers, has a similar storyline.
As for the older, smaller man, standing on his own, on the right of the poster, I can only make an uneducated assumption as to who the actor is. It could be any of the top male supporting actors in the film. I have never seen "Atlantic Ferry", so it would be hard to even guess the name of the actor, as most of them would have been of similar age when the film was made. Maybe one of the other reviewers can help with this.