![]() Note, in the ballroom sequence how, with the arrival of Surat Khan and his entourage, Max Steiner cleverly introduces a rather sinister Indian theme into the eight-some reel and in the lead-up to the charge, those unfortunate horses are sweating, their heads nervously jerking from too many rehearsals, which prompts a word of warning: a fearsome device known as `The Running W' was used by the stunt coordinators during the filming. What does matter is the build up to the action, with beastly Surat Khan indulging himself with wholesale slaughter and - with a little help from his Russian chum - a healthy dose of treachery. Apart from the fact that Flynn really should have clipped Knowles round the ear at an early stage of the proceedings to stop that nonsense, it matters little. The storyline - two brothers (Errol Flynn & Patric Knowles) serving in Victorian India with the army, both in love with the delicious Olivia de Havilland - is fairly thin. A faithful rendition of the British Army's greatest - and most glorious - blunder? Of course it isn't! So put that unworthy thought out of your mind, kick your shoes off, sit back and enjoy Hollywood (especially the work of director Michael Curtiz) at its finest.
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