Monty Woolley and Gracie Fields (the latter in her Hollywood debut), both on top form, make a surprisingly successful team in this delightful adaptation of Arnold Bennett's satirical play of 1908, 'Buried Alive', previously filmed in 1933 and before that three times as a silent. The presence of Laird Cregar always makes a film worth watching, and the supporting cast that he heads is outstanding.
(Ironically - SLIGHT SPOILER COMING: - a few years later Han Van Meegeren found himself in a similar scrape when he had to confess to the lesser offence of forging Old Masters when he found himself in the dock charged with illicitly dealing in them.)
Enthusiastically recommended.
(Ironically - SLIGHT SPOILER COMING: - a few years later Han Van Meegeren found himself in a similar scrape when he had to confess to the lesser offence of forging Old Masters when he found himself in the dock charged with illicitly dealing in them.)
Enthusiastically recommended.