Radio review – SDP – “Saigon” (1948) **

A half hour version of the final Ladd-Lake teaming benefits from Alan Ladd reprising his film performance (though not Lake). The combination of terminal illness and exotic melodrama doesn’t quite work – both are undeveloped (and I checked the TCMDB synopsis that it wasn’t just the half hour treatment here – the film was a lot of running around about money without being developed). Pacey and interesting because of its setting and Ladd’s performance but fairly underwhelming.