The-Lonely-Londoner
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Ida Lupino made her screen debut in this film having not pursued her education beyond school. She did not show any promise at this early stage in her career and looked very much like a poor woman's version of Bette Davis: bland and horizontal.
The 34 year old Roald Dahl was enlisted to bring to the screen his short story, 'A Dip in the Pool', in this series which was directed by Yul Brynner before he shot to fame as an actor in 'The King and I'. The short story has a natural home in the episodic serial like this.
I think most of these early films that Wayne appeared in was akin to work experience in order to penetrate a profession. Although there may not be any real story in this film, there's a lot that you can learn about how to be a gentleman and treat women just by watching JW.