With the company finally starting to put new titles out after a long quiet period,I was pleased to learn that UK DVD company Network had a sale on. Deciding to get a film from them as a birthday gift to my dad,I started checking old issues of Empire and found a review for a charming-sounding Comedy,which led to me joining the race.
The plot:
Working for two rival family companies, Bobbie Mostyn and Reggie Powley are told to keep a distance between themselves. Getting caught up in a mistaken suitcase,the guys soon catch the eyes of the ladies,and start making plans for how to get their families to join them on the love race.
View on the film: Putting on the racetracks a flick from the very early days of the "talkie" Network unveil an impressively clean transfer,with the picture only having a few small spots of dirt,and the soundtrack being surprisingly clear. Taking star Stanley Lupino's stage play to the screen, directors Lupino Lane and Pat Morton largely keep things stage-bound,with the gags being played long enough so that even those in the cheap seats get the joke before the punchline arrives.
Swiftly moving along with Edwin Greenwood's screenplay,the directors free themselves up for slap-stick gags that work with a peculiar rhythm and a high-speed final giving the movie a neat twist. Tap dancing onto the race tracks, Stanley Lupino gives a charming performance as Reggie Powley,with Lupino happily showing his multi- talented dance,singing and comedic skills,as Powley goes on the love race.
The plot:
Working for two rival family companies, Bobbie Mostyn and Reggie Powley are told to keep a distance between themselves. Getting caught up in a mistaken suitcase,the guys soon catch the eyes of the ladies,and start making plans for how to get their families to join them on the love race.
View on the film: Putting on the racetracks a flick from the very early days of the "talkie" Network unveil an impressively clean transfer,with the picture only having a few small spots of dirt,and the soundtrack being surprisingly clear. Taking star Stanley Lupino's stage play to the screen, directors Lupino Lane and Pat Morton largely keep things stage-bound,with the gags being played long enough so that even those in the cheap seats get the joke before the punchline arrives.
Swiftly moving along with Edwin Greenwood's screenplay,the directors free themselves up for slap-stick gags that work with a peculiar rhythm and a high-speed final giving the movie a neat twist. Tap dancing onto the race tracks, Stanley Lupino gives a charming performance as Reggie Powley,with Lupino happily showing his multi- talented dance,singing and comedic skills,as Powley goes on the love race.
