Ralph Smart should be better known than he is, some of his films really hold up. This is charming, simple, with lovely locations and excellent kid actors. Chips Rafferty, John Fernside and Stan Tolhurt are solid as the thieves. Why did Rank make no more kids films here?
It's a shame it isn't in colour. The pace can be a little slow. But the acting is good - and I love how they vary the types of kids (English, spectacles, girl, aboriginal, little, older).
They could have done more with the Christmas angle maybe. But it's very sweet. A deserved success.
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