Upon viewing this one, I think MGM originally had this film slotted as an A Feature, but then needed a B Feature with a lot of names to support another A Feature and decided to rush this one to the theaters.
With a luscious Hedy LaMar and Clark Gable, the cast here features a lot of good supporting actors as well. The writing for the script features some solid writers but I think the script was written on an assembly line for pay as this crew wrote many better films. King Vidor is always a solid Director and he proves so here.
Considering this is 1940, the actor who looks like Joe Stalin is quite a startling figure. Hedy's wardrobe appears to have come from some of MGM's better clothes. While MGM put money into this, the propaganda and comedy mix is at times uneven.
Still, for the cast it is a worthwhile effort, and the tank sequence is much more advanced than many of the war films that are yet to be made.
With a luscious Hedy LaMar and Clark Gable, the cast here features a lot of good supporting actors as well. The writing for the script features some solid writers but I think the script was written on an assembly line for pay as this crew wrote many better films. King Vidor is always a solid Director and he proves so here.
Considering this is 1940, the actor who looks like Joe Stalin is quite a startling figure. Hedy's wardrobe appears to have come from some of MGM's better clothes. While MGM put money into this, the propaganda and comedy mix is at times uneven.
Still, for the cast it is a worthwhile effort, and the tank sequence is much more advanced than many of the war films that are yet to be made.