Enjoyable film up until the Japanese arrive. Then it takes a drastic turn for the worse due to the "Japanese" armored cars and worst of all, the WWI German helmets that were repainted and worn backwards!!! Peter Loree's character Capt. Chang is charming and convincing. The sets are quite good; although the exterior shots are evidently Southern California. The lines are decent, the acting is good and the dialog is catchy despite the obvious contemporary aspects. The action scene towards the end where the British are fighting the Japanese is pretty lame to say the least. Aside from the obvious; those helmets are really distracting, the way the men were falling about was laughable and detracted from the seriousness of Gable's heroic deed. The fact that he is awarded a VC for that deed is ridiculous as I'm sure the British wouldn't have done that as he was not legitimately in the army and therefore not eligible. Despite these obvious faults and drawbacks, it's a good old fun Sunday afternoon film.
Review of They Met in Bombay
