I really enjoyed this film, it took me back to another era.... during the first part of the film I found myself hoping that the 'nosey journalist' wouldn't spoil the action by becoming a romantic lead with one of the four..... just in the same way I used to as a youngster. When you knew that the romance was going to spoil the adventure. But to be fair, I don't think there any many films of this time that don't. But I think my point is that this film took me back to the 'adventure fantasy' every young child feels watching this type of film, where a female romantic character only slows down or stops the adventure or even worse causes the good guys plans to fail because of that romantic lead.
It was all great fun and humorous, a typical adventure film of the time and a rousing of patriotism, I assume for the trouble that would shortly arrive to everyone in England and so there are some touches of propaganda in a subtle way but not overtly so. Indeed, watching any films of this era even well before the war were what some would call propaganda but was more jingoistic, which most of these films of that day were.
Of course, to compare it to anything to come later is missing the point of the film, that is to entertain and I'm sure the film did just that for many people at the time and it did for me! It's a great school boy adventure romp even now, just remember to really get the enjoyment from this film just switch off and layback. It's a great way to spend 90 minutes of your time especially if you enjoy these old British films, as I do. I would also be careful of the copy you choose to watch as I have seen a few very poor quality copies, when first looking for this film but was fortunate to find a good quality and unedited, from the original version, copy. Overall great fun in the spirit of Bulldog Drummond or The Saint, which were all popular films of the time. I am sure anyone reading here will enjoy this film.
It was all great fun and humorous, a typical adventure film of the time and a rousing of patriotism, I assume for the trouble that would shortly arrive to everyone in England and so there are some touches of propaganda in a subtle way but not overtly so. Indeed, watching any films of this era even well before the war were what some would call propaganda but was more jingoistic, which most of these films of that day were.
Of course, to compare it to anything to come later is missing the point of the film, that is to entertain and I'm sure the film did just that for many people at the time and it did for me! It's a great school boy adventure romp even now, just remember to really get the enjoyment from this film just switch off and layback. It's a great way to spend 90 minutes of your time especially if you enjoy these old British films, as I do. I would also be careful of the copy you choose to watch as I have seen a few very poor quality copies, when first looking for this film but was fortunate to find a good quality and unedited, from the original version, copy. Overall great fun in the spirit of Bulldog Drummond or The Saint, which were all popular films of the time. I am sure anyone reading here will enjoy this film.