Boogie woogie during a bomb raid is certainly one way to face the danger with a stiff upper lip. Meeting exactly like the "You've got chocolate in my peanut butter!" commercial for the Reese's peanut butter cup oh, Michael wilding and Anna neagle rush into a bomb shelter as danger approaches, and that leads to them quickly falling in love and marrying within the first half-hour of the film. but, being on active duty as an entertainer, she ends up on a ship that is lost and ends up on a South Sea island, believed to have been killed. Wilding remarries but in true Enoch Arden fashion (or is it Eve Arden?), She turns up to be very much alive. Torn between Neagle and the equally nice Frances Mercer, Wilding has a real ordeal on his hands, especially since his second marriage has resulted in a child.
Of course while Neagle is stranded, she faces temptation too, but she's a genuinely nice girl. In fact, it's a great opportunity to see do usually glamorous and always well put together Anna Neagle in a less dressy part. Her scenes on the island actually show her being quite messy on occasion, and that is a nice little change for her usually prim and proper characters.
Fans of "Auntie Mame" will be delighted to see Coral Browne as Wilding's sister, not instantly recognizable other than that fabulous voice. A.E. Mathews is commanding as Wilding's patrician father, and Reginald Owen, who seemed to be in practically every major film about World War II, makes an appearance as a judge. early in the film, mego refers to Wilding as a Casanova which brings up the "Casablanca" reference, and ironically later in the film, "As Time Goes By" ends up being unimportant part of the story. This truly is a moving film, filled with romance and adventure, tension and comedy, and one where indeed, the fundamental things do apply.
Of course while Neagle is stranded, she faces temptation too, but she's a genuinely nice girl. In fact, it's a great opportunity to see do usually glamorous and always well put together Anna Neagle in a less dressy part. Her scenes on the island actually show her being quite messy on occasion, and that is a nice little change for her usually prim and proper characters.
Fans of "Auntie Mame" will be delighted to see Coral Browne as Wilding's sister, not instantly recognizable other than that fabulous voice. A.E. Mathews is commanding as Wilding's patrician father, and Reginald Owen, who seemed to be in practically every major film about World War II, makes an appearance as a judge. early in the film, mego refers to Wilding as a Casanova which brings up the "Casablanca" reference, and ironically later in the film, "As Time Goes By" ends up being unimportant part of the story. This truly is a moving film, filled with romance and adventure, tension and comedy, and one where indeed, the fundamental things do apply.