Overall, the film is substandard for a Ford movie. In addition to the flat acting there are two items in particular that I found strange: 1.) Why did the Hunter character (a first lieutenant) treat this superior officer (a captain) like his valet and why did the captain lap it up as he did? 2.) Why wasn't the ultimate courtroom resolution developed at all; why did it pop up all of a sudden out of nowhere?
It is impossible to believe that Ford overlooked these two glaring problems (especially the first one since he himself was a naval officer and a devoted chronicler of military lore) and I have to believe that they were planted intentionally but why?
It is impossible to believe that Ford overlooked these two glaring problems (especially the first one since he himself was a naval officer and a devoted chronicler of military lore) and I have to believe that they were planted intentionally but why?