Dishonour Bright

I think "Dishonour Bright" would play better to British audiences than American ones....mostly because the picture IS British and is about British morality. Still, it is enjoyable regardless and worth seeing.

The story begins with Stephen Champion (Tom Walls) being excoriated in court by a zealous prosecutor, Vincent Crane (Cecil Parker). In this case, Champion has been named a co-respondant...a man whose meddling has ruined a marriage. Champion seems amused by all this and readily admits loving the woman.

Later, Champion meets Mrs. Crane (Betty Stockfield) and they hit it off very well. But when Mr. Crane discovers this, he assumes the worst....and Champion agrees never to see the lady again.

Some time passes. Champion has just gotten married and on his honeymoon he once again is reunited with Mrs. Crane. It seems some blackmailers are trying to get money out of her...though she's completely innocent of any wrongdoing. They imply that she's having an affair...and Champion steps in to save her honor. What's next? And, what will happen if Mr. Crane learns that Champion and his wife are seeing each other?

This is an excellent comedy of manners. The only shortcomings are that the film is a tad slow at times and Walls seems oddly cast as a macho sort of hero. Still, it's well worth your time and is well made.

By the way, although the American actor Eugene Pallette received second billing, he is NOT that prominent in the film and probably should have received fifth billing. I assume this is because he was a relatively famous actor and the studio was hoping his being featured would help ticket sales.