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NEW FILMS REVIEWED "Smithy"
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Monday 1 July 1946, page 6
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2012-05-09 06:00:46.0user:public:Brooksie¡NEW FILMS REVIEWED,
the name ol' Columbia Pictures,
who financed the making ol' it,
Mr. N. P. Pery. Jt is his work,
C. E. Kingsford-smith, as a figure
ing in a review of a film whicb doe?
just thai, lu fact, the film tells very
But it evades (but issue ol' criticism
ably a ; good, film,'entertaining, and
well photographed from start, to fin-
ish, with technical qualities , which
tune,eulogies. The technical qualities,
thing in the film except the facis.
fine sustained scieen character of
X to his departure into blue «.kies au
a worn-out flier' of 37. a man who
has out-flown bis nerves-but neither
War (1. Mr. Randall deserves the
piece of work'. The role has some
dull verbal patches, but. allowing for
li"ing or the dead, it succeeds well.
Muriel Steinbeck- makes a good
Tate (Ulm) and Jdy Nicholls (Kay)
still just "Billy" as tar as this re-
nage. particularly in the melodrama
I (t is desirable to reter oace more
¡ to technical aspects of the picture,
! having granted us genuine entertain
j ment value. Ooc most noticeable im-
! beyond reproach. The photographic
experts, who have seen the picture.
whicb needs no apologies aod no
head-hanging on the part of ourselves I
It has more than its share of quiedy
time you see" it, any more than you
will resent some iodifferent and un-
The cast is large; tbe film (almost
mise ot it is even larger, and one
before too long, at that! (State.) j
NEW FILMS REVIEWED
the name of Columbia Pictures,
who financed the making of it,
Mr. N. P. Pery. It is his work,
C. E. Kingsford-Smith, as a figure
ing in a review of a film which does
just that. ln fact, the film tells very
But it evades that issue of criticism
ably a good film, entertaining, and
well photographed from start to fin-
ish, with technical qualities which
tune eulogies. The technical qualities,
thing in the film except the facts.
fine sustained screen character of
I to his departure into blue skies as
a worn-out flier of 37, a man who
has out-flown his nerves-but neither
War II. Mr. Randall deserves the
piece of work. The role has some
dull verbal patches, but allowing for
living or the dead, it succeeds well.
Muriel Steinbeck makes a good
Tate (Ulm) and Joy Nicholls (Kay)
still just "Billy" as far as this re-
nage, particularly in the melodrama
It is desirable to reter oace more
to technical aspects of the picture,
having granted us genuine entertain
ment value. Ooc most noticeable im-
beyond reproach. The photographic
experts who have seen the picture.
which needs no apologies and no
head-hanging on the part of ourselves
It has more than its share of quietly
time you see it, any more than you
will resent some indifferent and un-
The cast is large; the film (almost
mise of it is even larger, and one
before too long, at that! (State.)

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