From the book by Kenneth Roberts. Guiness brings a touch of humor to his portrayal of master pickpocket Fagin and his performance is a joy. The film wasn't allowed into the U.S., because of its alleged antiSemitic overtones, until most of Guiness's profile closeups were scissored. The women exchange boyfriends and everyone savors the ironic consequences together. It's all quite civilized and thoroughly barbaric.
Brook directs well.
One of many operettatype films made during the early thirties. If you like his type of film stuff, here it is with all the sugarcoated ingredients intact. The crew of a downed bomber tries to get back to England from its landing place in Holland. Excellent war melodrama, suspenseful, well acted. Director Jean Cocteau creates his own mythology for his own purposes.