Normally the advice is don't act with children and animals. Here it must be the reverse as Edward G Robinson steals every scene which he appears in. Mind you the child actor is so wooden that this is not a difficult feat.
The film is a bit disjointed at times. No surprise when you realise that the film was three hours long after its first edit.
The director,Alexander Mackendrick was excellent but he was a perfectionist which led to him being sacked from two major films and led to the end of his directorial career.
The Eastman colour photography by Erwin Miller is superb.
One of the last Michael Balcon productions.
The film is a bit disjointed at times. No surprise when you realise that the film was three hours long after its first edit.
The director,Alexander Mackendrick was excellent but he was a perfectionist which led to him being sacked from two major films and led to the end of his directorial career.
The Eastman colour photography by Erwin Miller is superb.
One of the last Michael Balcon productions.