Love on the dole 1941

Starring: Deborah Kerr

Life among unemployed cotton workers in industrial Lancashire between the wars.

Gritty but watchable drama set in North West England when unemployment was through the roof, factories were closing and nobody had any money. Getting more relevant again by the week!   7/10

Road to Bali 1952

Starring: Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour

In and around the South seas, with colour making the sets obvious and the gags only tediously funny.

Well I reather enjoyed it! At its best with the song and dance routines, this is packed with gags, some hitting the spot and others flying well wide of the mark. Nice to see the occassional cameo from other stars and a lotof the special effects/silliness actually worked quite well. I just need Zanzibar & Utopia for the set.        6/10

A Lion is in the streets 1953

Starring: James Cagney

An itinerant confidence trickster becomes a defender for the people, is nominated for governor, and becomes corrupt.

Cagney brings a tremendous energy to this role which starts out as a charming little family adventure and ends as a political thriller. It is difficult to like his character but he is certainly charismatic and is able supported by some strong perfromances.       6/10