This film offers yet another outstanding performance by Ronald Colman playing two different characters. If anyone has seen the film "Dave" with Kevin Kline, they will be shocked to find that this film was not only the inspiration for that film, but it was much darker (Particularly as it relates to John Chilcote's drug addiction), and Spoilers Ahead: The ending was even more twisted because John Loder (Chilcote's look a like cousin), in order to save England, had to remain playing Chilcote (Including being with Eve (A woman he loves, but was willing to walk away from because she was Chilcote's neglected wife)).
The reason why this film was neglected is it was a Goldwyn Studios Film (Like all of Colman's early work), and distributed by MGM. MGM is the kiss of death for classic movies, and at least in this case, it will become better known because Warner Brothers bought the license. If anyone knows how Warner Bros works, they will know they do everything possible to complete and restore their film library (RKO is a huge part of it, and the 21 RKO Titles they acquired out of 74 Goldwyn Films is their primary motivation behind the deal). When this film is restored, and released on DVD, everyone will see what a classic it is. ps I think after getting the license Warner's will never surrender the rights to these films, and film fans will all benefit. Making this rarity more available, is why it is a great deal.
The reason why this film was neglected is it was a Goldwyn Studios Film (Like all of Colman's early work), and distributed by MGM. MGM is the kiss of death for classic movies, and at least in this case, it will become better known because Warner Brothers bought the license. If anyone knows how Warner Bros works, they will know they do everything possible to complete and restore their film library (RKO is a huge part of it, and the 21 RKO Titles they acquired out of 74 Goldwyn Films is their primary motivation behind the deal). When this film is restored, and released on DVD, everyone will see what a classic it is. ps I think after getting the license Warner's will never surrender the rights to these films, and film fans will all benefit. Making this rarity more available, is why it is a great deal.