Sleeping Car

I first learned of Ivor Novello from Robert Altman's "Gosford Park", wherein Jeremy Northam played him. I think that I may have eventually seen a movie of his before this one, but Anatole Litvak's "Sleeping Car" is the first one that I can fully register.

I have to admit that I don't know what the general vibe was in British comedy flicks of the '30s; when I think of British comedy, Monty Python comes to mind. Anyway, this romcom is an okay way to spend seventy-five minutes, but it's not the sort of movie that you'll remember easily.

Madeleine Carroll is probably best known for Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 movie "The 39 Steps". I seem to recall that Hitch also directed Ivor Novello in something and made a comment about him that sounded homophobic.

Anyway, it's okay, not great.