"In Which We Serve"

Although Noel Coward's film of life in the British Navy has been acclaimed by really genuine critics as one of the finest made since the was a large member of film-goers in [unclear: WeKing-ton] seem to have felt that it striken a rather hollow note. While you may not think this is quite fair criticism to bring the character of the producer in-to discussion, one is unable to forget that this man who is demonstrating to us just why "Britons shall never be slaves," was recently fined heavily for holding securities in America "Just in case." One is not at all surprised to find him gently insinuating into our minds the idea that the Navy must always be commanded by the spirit of the old school tie, and that all of the crew except the captain, not having had his advantages, are either unreliable or mentally incapable of anything more than mechanical action. Lastly, having been told this is the "picture of a ship," suggesting something interesting in the documentary line, one finds that, without a doubt, it is a picture of the man, the captain, the author, the producer and the musical director, in one perplexing unity, with occasional shots of the crew and the ship for old time's sake.