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| Fair to Fine: "Captain Boycott." Fair: "Song of the Thin Man."
(continued from previous page) with a pair of the moustaches which the Kaiser later made infamous-and, when the camera moves out of doors, the scenery is most beautiful. And the director (Frank Launder) has made the most of his opportunities. I don’t think Stewart Granger was an ideal choice as Hugh Davin, the leader of the boycotters. He managed to achieve a fairly good accent-and to maintain itbut in my eyes he was a sight too tidy for an Irish. crofter, and too welldressed. But if this is not entirely an accurate picture of the Ould Sod and its inhabitants I hope no one will boycott it for that reason. Faith, and would not that be carrying coals to Coventry?
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 455, 12 March 1948, Page 24
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