the leading man is my tpye

Excellent film with a gripping story!

Amateur movie with Big budget

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Most of the best parts are in the second half (as another reviewer states). It opens well, which includes a great exchange at the prison gates. It then settles into an English 1930's type film that is slightly askew, in that the crook is accepted back into the Middle Class family fold, and not much is said about the miscreant.The plot develops, and could be quicker, but then by half way through the film, it takes off in style. It involves counterfeiting, mountain scenery, a love interest and general chicanery. It must be important case I thought, as there were undercover policemen operating in the UK as well as in Switzerland. The Swiss scenes fooled me, as it looked like most of them were shot on location in Switzerland (?). Yes, there were backdrops but there were none for the marvellous ski chase scene, which was very realistic in that skiers fell over, unlike the Olympic skiers in Jame's Bond's OHMSS. It all moved along at a very entertaining pace in the second half and for me was worth the first half. It must be said that the acting is staid in parts (it is the 1930's after all), and very warm in others thank goodness.For me? I like this kind of film, and my time was not wasted here, as it unlike other movies of this period. I hope that I have given you an idea whether to view or not (I leave the finer details to others to identify).

In recent years I've endured some truly dire British films from the 1930s, often from the likes of Carol Reed, so it's a welcome change to stumble across one that strains credulity only marginally and boasts a cast that will interest anyone interested in early sound films from both sides of the Atlantic. Margaret Rutherford, for example, is widely if erroneously believed to have begun her career with the play version of Blithe Spirit, produced in 1940 whilst Dusty Ermine, produced in 1936, finds her already well established and enjoying a meaty supporting role as a key member of a ring of forgers. The plot sees another forger, Ronald Squire (totally unconnected to the ring) returning from prison to the home of his brother and finding that his nephew, Arthur Macrae, has become involved with the forgers. The main thrust of the plot concerns Squires' efforts to save his nephew from a life of crime which involves a journey to a Switzerland ten times more convincing than the one to which Carol Reed transported Michael Redgrave and Jessie Matthews. With people like Katie Johnson and Anthony Bushell along for the ride this is a pleasant enough diversion.

Hi Folks, This is a great British film of 1936 with a good cast and story, the ending sequence will have you on the edge of your seats just like in the great tradition of 1930's serial cliffhangers, I found my self yelling at the screen 'for heaven's sake get down that mountain' not something I'm given to doing at films nowadays at 62 it's not something thats the thing to do... or is it, this film is great fun and the end chase down the ski slopes is a real cliffhanger, it took me back to Saturday morning kids matinée's during the 1950's, if you enjoy old cinema serials enjoy this film, if you've never seen this type film then watch and enjoy and see what you missed, also worth watching for the technology of the time, which in no way decreases the pace, great entertainment.

For a British film of this period it has a very fast pace, albeit mostly due to rear screen work. The performances, although a little theatrical, are very good for the time. Margaret Rutherford is particularly entertaining. I found the film thoroughly enjoyable, but then I like that kind of thing.