Clark Gable and Hedy La Marr starred in this awful mess.
This is certainly no Ninotchka, even with its anti-Communist theme. The film is just awful.
It would have been funnier had they managed to make more fun of the Nazis in it. I realize that the film came out in 1940 and since we weren't at war with the beasts as yet, the film board probably wanted to cool things down.
The ending becomes a ridiculous tank chase and becomes very silly after a while.
The Commies come and go and knock each other off as if it's nothing. Even though it was so true, it was done film wise in such a boring way. The idea that the poet philosopher was a true phony who went on to kill his supporters was not adequately explained.
A year after "Gone With the Wind" and Clark Gable had a bomb with this film!
This is certainly no Ninotchka, even with its anti-Communist theme. The film is just awful.
It would have been funnier had they managed to make more fun of the Nazis in it. I realize that the film came out in 1940 and since we weren't at war with the beasts as yet, the film board probably wanted to cool things down.
The ending becomes a ridiculous tank chase and becomes very silly after a while.
The Commies come and go and knock each other off as if it's nothing. Even though it was so true, it was done film wise in such a boring way. The idea that the poet philosopher was a true phony who went on to kill his supporters was not adequately explained.
A year after "Gone With the Wind" and Clark Gable had a bomb with this film!