Earlier this year having seen the excellent war film The Captive Heart (1946-also reviewed),I was happy to find Talking Pictures free online catch-up service Encore feature another war movie from Ealing studios that I had not heard of before, leading to me discovering how big this blockade is.
View on the film:
The only non-Comedy title he appeared in, Will Hay gives a jolly performance as Royal Navy: Skipper, capturing the focused determination of the Navy crew, whilst John Mills and Michael Rennie bring out a dash of stiff upper lip bravery as Royal Air Force team members Tom and George.
Made with the full corporation of The Ministry of Economic Warfare, The Royal Navy, and the Royal Air Force, the screenplay by co-writer (with Ealing regular Angus MacPhail, joined here by Evening Standard editor Frank Ocean) / director Charles Frend sadly never shakes off the impression of being a patchwork, due to sparks where the writers close in on character moments following those making the blockade hold, being wiped away with a dry narration, and debut director Frend lingering a bit too long on the exploding model work set-pieces, rather then the crew behind the big blockade.
View on the film:
The only non-Comedy title he appeared in, Will Hay gives a jolly performance as Royal Navy: Skipper, capturing the focused determination of the Navy crew, whilst John Mills and Michael Rennie bring out a dash of stiff upper lip bravery as Royal Air Force team members Tom and George.
Made with the full corporation of The Ministry of Economic Warfare, The Royal Navy, and the Royal Air Force, the screenplay by co-writer (with Ealing regular Angus MacPhail, joined here by Evening Standard editor Frank Ocean) / director Charles Frend sadly never shakes off the impression of being a patchwork, due to sparks where the writers close in on character moments following those making the blockade hold, being wiped away with a dry narration, and debut director Frend lingering a bit too long on the exploding model work set-pieces, rather then the crew behind the big blockade.