Producer: Michael Balcon. A Gainsborough Picture, made at Gaumont-British Studios, Islington, London. Not copyrighted or released in the U.S.A. U.K. release through Gaumont Ideal: July 1933. 72 minutes.
SYNOPSIS: Disgraced footballer wins the French lottery. The only snag is that he has sold his ticket to the local publican and has no money to buy it back.
COMMENT: Written and directed in the style of René Clair, this British offering is a most enjoyable outing, engagingly acted by a wonderful group of players, with a couple of bright songs thrown in. Asquith's direction is surprisingly fluid and imaginative, the film editing is brisk, and the sets, despite the mostly British background have an appropriately attractive Continental look.
The script executes some most amusing twists to its basic plot and introduces a marvelously droll gallery of characters. Indeed, taking a leaf from René Clair, the British have come close to excelling the French master here. Fun and fancy transform some impressively realistic settings through which the camera glides with awesome ease. In all, a touching romance, leavened with humor and vivacity, brought off to perfection by masterful writer/director Anthony Asquith.
SYNOPSIS: Disgraced footballer wins the French lottery. The only snag is that he has sold his ticket to the local publican and has no money to buy it back.
COMMENT: Written and directed in the style of René Clair, this British offering is a most enjoyable outing, engagingly acted by a wonderful group of players, with a couple of bright songs thrown in. Asquith's direction is surprisingly fluid and imaginative, the film editing is brisk, and the sets, despite the mostly British background have an appropriately attractive Continental look.
The script executes some most amusing twists to its basic plot and introduces a marvelously droll gallery of characters. Indeed, taking a leaf from René Clair, the British have come close to excelling the French master here. Fun and fancy transform some impressively realistic settings through which the camera glides with awesome ease. In all, a touching romance, leavened with humor and vivacity, brought off to perfection by masterful writer/director Anthony Asquith.