This follow up has the reputation of being a much lesser film, but it is just as good, with the townsfolk being less obsessed with what Smiley gets up to. Colin Peterson took off for England after the first film so Keith Calvert replaces him in the title role; he’s perfectly fine.
The plot involves Smiley’s attempts to get a rifle so he can slaughter the local wild life; there are numerous sub-plots involving Smiley befriending an old crone (Sybil Thorndike), a bush fire, the sinking of a bore, the theft of some gold, a visiting writer (Guy Doleman). Smiley’s father isn’t as much of a layabout in this film but they movie is still fairly cynical about adults.
The film did not do as well at the box office, though, and a planned third film, Smiley Wins the Ashes, was not made.
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