Forever England (1935)
Synopsis: This was the first
fictional film made with the full co-operation of the Royal Navy, including
ships and technical advisers, and, not surprisingly, the Senior Service comes
out of this adaptation of CS Forester's Great War novel with all colours
flying.
After a slow start spent sketching our hero's background,
director Walter Forde cranks up the pace as able seaman John Mills is rescued
from the wreck of HMS Rutland by the German battleship Zeithen. His escape, and
the way in which he delays the damaged ship's repair by picking off the crew
from his hideout on the Galapagos island of Resolution, is crude but
exciting.
Cast: Betty Balfour, John Mills. Runtime: 70
min
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