Isn't this a remake of MY PAL,THE KING (Universal,'32)which starred Tom Mix and Mickey Rooney? Great stuff! I get tired of those who are either too cynical or too young to "get" the point of such a film. Way back when, we recognized the nature of such movies, but we enjoyed them for what they were---and we did appreciate patriotism! I believe that we were thankful, and trusting, and mature enough to enjoy things as they were; we DID know the difference between sheer entertainment and WAR AND PEACE. Life was getting very real in 1939 with clouds of war expansion gathering across both oceans. The American public had withstood an economic depression which would probably psychologically devastate a majority of Americans today. So---we were willing to suspend belief or critical judgment when a melodrama came along. Would we were so innocent, and kind, and fun-loving today!
