AMOC is another of those low-budget 1960s black-and-white films that I enjoy, though unlike others available on "movie channels", there were hardly any nostalgic shots of contemporary London.
It gets off to a slow start with lots of talking (but some period atmosphere), and I started to fidget and wonder where it was leading. Then it got better, as the two lads found themselves getting into more and more trouble. Early in the film, they came across as obnoxious (somewhat impoverished "Hooray Henrys"), but I started to feel just a little sympathy for their predicament. (One of them remarks ruefully that the girl who stood him up was "only 15", an attitude that might outrage society today but back in the 1960s was not that exceptional.) And the way the film ends means they will still be in deep trouble - something that viewers are left to realise for themselves.
I wonder what Anthony Steele thought about "starring" in this modest film after being a major name in the 1950s? He has less of a speaking role than half-a-dozen of the other actors and spends some screen-time unconscious.
I'm glad that after my early doubts I persevered with watching this film.
It gets off to a slow start with lots of talking (but some period atmosphere), and I started to fidget and wonder where it was leading. Then it got better, as the two lads found themselves getting into more and more trouble. Early in the film, they came across as obnoxious (somewhat impoverished "Hooray Henrys"), but I started to feel just a little sympathy for their predicament. (One of them remarks ruefully that the girl who stood him up was "only 15", an attitude that might outrage society today but back in the 1960s was not that exceptional.) And the way the film ends means they will still be in deep trouble - something that viewers are left to realise for themselves.
I wonder what Anthony Steele thought about "starring" in this modest film after being a major name in the 1950s? He has less of a speaking role than half-a-dozen of the other actors and spends some screen-time unconscious.
I'm glad that after my early doubts I persevered with watching this film.