ENGLISH WITHOUT TEARS
(Two Cities)
‘| HIS British comedy is of same type as Quiet Wedding and Demi-Paradtise, in that it pokes satirical fun at the English character and par-
ticularly at the English attitude to foreigners. But this time I am afraid the joke misses fire rather badly. There are some bright patches, particularly at the beginning, when an English delegation to the League of Nations in Geneva presents a resolution demanding protection for British migratory birds and, quite oblivious to the sensation that is being caused, creates the impression that Britain is demanding more territory, not to mention oil concessions! This is clever farce, but neither the cast, the director, nor the script-writer can keep it up. When they try they succeed only in labouring the point.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 336, 30 November 1945, Page 19
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128ENGLISH WITHOUT TEARS New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 336, 30 November 1945, Page 19
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