I do have to state, in advance, that I rarely find films about Ireland interesting. Not sure why...since my heritage is Irish. And, that follows through with this film, the background of which is based on the struggle of the Irish to be independent from Great Britain. And, it surprised how short this film was (only 71 minutes)...although I'm not complaining about that (hint, hint).
The real treat here is watching William Powell; I can watch him in films even when the films are less than sterlling. On the other hand, I have never understood how anyone thought that Colin Clive was a good actor...yet, here he is again, to the films detriment. I'm not very familiar with Edna Best, but she reasonably good here.
The plot is rather simple: During the Irish struggle, Powell's character is an army officer with a sterling past...at least in terms of his military successes, but not so sterline in terms of his morality. And here, he is suddenly thrust into a personal situation between a husband and friend who also works with the British military in Ireland and the wife who was an old (but brief) flame of Powell's. Well, you can probably guess where that's heading. Donald Crisp plays a notorious Irish hero who is caputured by the husband (Clive), who is then kidnapped in revenge for the caputre and execution of Crisp. Powell saves the day but disgraces his uniform while doing so.
The film barely held my interest, and I don't recommend...other than because of the opportunity to enjoy another Powell performance.
The real treat here is watching William Powell; I can watch him in films even when the films are less than sterlling. On the other hand, I have never understood how anyone thought that Colin Clive was a good actor...yet, here he is again, to the films detriment. I'm not very familiar with Edna Best, but she reasonably good here.
The plot is rather simple: During the Irish struggle, Powell's character is an army officer with a sterling past...at least in terms of his military successes, but not so sterline in terms of his morality. And here, he is suddenly thrust into a personal situation between a husband and friend who also works with the British military in Ireland and the wife who was an old (but brief) flame of Powell's. Well, you can probably guess where that's heading. Donald Crisp plays a notorious Irish hero who is caputured by the husband (Clive), who is then kidnapped in revenge for the caputre and execution of Crisp. Powell saves the day but disgraces his uniform while doing so.
The film barely held my interest, and I don't recommend...other than because of the opportunity to enjoy another Powell performance.