ben-gosling1944
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I need to comment on myriamlenys' review: The opening scenes were filmed in Finchingfield, a village near here. I have lived most of my 75 years in the area and can assure you that so soon after the war things were very run down and backward. It would be surprising if there were more than two cars in the area (e.g. local doctor), very few tractors (still horses), few radios and certainly no TV; a bus perhaps once a week, few strangers. The village is now a tourist honeypot and people even have mobile phones, which would not have lasted long with Jennifer around!
A factory girl from Hoboken does a one-month swap with a British girl and is billeted in an isolated West Country hamlet of 30 houses, no mains services, many rustic eccentrics, and a daily five-mile cycle-ride to the factory. Michael Rennie and she have an on/off courtship under strain from Government plans to develop the area. Her involvement embarrassingly results in national publicity. A rather pleasing glimpse into England of 1949 and how we saw ourselves. Some good chuckles and memorable lines here and there.
A 1932 British farce is bound to have lots of childish overacting. If you can put up with that you may find some seriously funny bits: some crazily overdone Spanish dancing, and best of all if you (like me) find pantomime horses amusing, then this pantomime bull will crease you.