The Four Just Men (1939)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Walter Forde

Writers:

Edgar Wallace (novel) and
Angus MacPhail (writer)

Release Date:

21 April 1940 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country...

Plot Keywords:

Ealing | Based On Novel

Cast

Hugh Sinclair	...	Humphrey Mansfield
Griffith Jones	...	James Brodie
Francis L. Sullivan	...	Leon Poiccard
Frank Lawton	...	Terry
Anna Lee	...	Arm Lodge
Alan Napier	...	Sir Hamar Ryman M.P.
Basil Sydney	...	Frank Snell
Lydia Sherwood	...	Myra Hastings
Edward Chapman	...	B.J. Burrell
Athole Stewart	...	Police Commissioner
George Merritt	...	Inspector Falmouth
Garry Marsh	...	Bill Grant
Ellaline Terriss	...	Lady Willoughby
Roland Pertwee	...	Mr Hastings
Eliot Makeham	...	Simmons

Also Known As:

The Secret Four (USA)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Company:

CAPAD

Review by someone who has seen the film

I don't tend to spend time having a go at other reviewers on this site as we are all entitled to our opinions.however how on earth can you post a review on a film when you have never seen it.Also to say that Edgar Wallace is forgotten is to say the least controversial,given his contribution ,if any,to King Kong.The thing about Wallace is that he knew when he was on to a good thing.Unknown masterminds.killing.robbing,a law unto themselves.The Frog,The squeaker etc.If a formula works then just use it again.Here Michael Balcon reuses it just as the country is on the verge of war.At the beginning of the film,the identity of the captors is not revealed.however the film ends with a climactic speech aimed fairly and squarly at Hitler.. So this film starts out as a political thriller and ends up as a morale boosting flag waver.