Radio review – SDP - “The Exile” (1949) **

This swashbuckler suits a half hour adaptation because the story is so slight – indeed, it’s lucky to make that long (although they do cut out the Maria Montez role). Without the visuals of the action and Max Ophuls direction this is very slight; it does have Doug Fairbanks Jnr reprising his role (excellent speaking voice) and its fascinating to hear Ophuls himself introduce the show in his soft spoken, accented English.