Friday, March 29, 2024

Movie review - "Uncivilised" (1936) *** (rewatching)

 Saw it on a nice print. So hokey but there's a story thanks to EV Timms. There's a spirited female lead due to Else Chauvel. There's lots of Tarzan riffs (and to be fair the white man growing up among locals was a thing). Margot Rhys is pretty and game and does a racy swim. Though it is funny how her character sfalls in love because Dennis Hoey won't bang her.

Hoey is hilariously bad. He can sing and is in shape he just has no business playing this role.

Some music is quite catchy the aborigina dancing impresses as does the location shooting.

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