"THE DESERT FOX"
Sitr,-I am glad to see "Jno" rates the. Rommel film The Desert Fox as_ only "fair." I, too, found it -in many respects disappointing. I have nothing against James Mason as a@ capable actor, but I think that owing to Hollywood's slavish adherence to the "star" system he was mis-cast in the part of Rummel. Mason’s facial characteristics and general appearance bear absolutely no resemblance to Rommel’s, and I am sure if an unknown actor with some real likeness to the tough German had played the part the film could have been rated "fine." The actor who "stole" the show was Leo J. Carroll as von Rundstedt. I, too, expected to see some exciting tank battles and, perhaps, sore -glimpses of Bardia and Sidi Barrani, but had to be content with some cuts from . Desert
Victory.
LEE
GREEN
(Onehunga). ;
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 656, 1 February 1952, Page 5
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142"THE DESERT FOX" New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 656, 1 February 1952, Page 5
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