Here is an invigorating example of creative film-making at its near- best. Gracie Fields is in her most chirpy form, her zest and zip artfully complemented and exploited by Basil Dean's extraordinarily fluid direction with its amazingly always-on-the move camera-work and its remarkably sharp film editing. The screenwriter, J.B. Priestley no less, has provided us with a rare treat of regional types as we follow Gracie's picaresque adventures in Brighton. On the spot lensing adds to the film's charm and Gracie is supported by an exciting array of players. Dorothy Hyson (regarded by many as the most attractive person ever to appear on the screen) makes, as you would expect, a most attractive little heroine. On the other hand, despite his prominence in the billing, Stanley Holloway has only a small and almost unrecognizable part as a policeman. Production values are first class with Robert G. Martin's glossy photography a major asset. There are plenty of big crowd scenes and no expense has been spared. Gracie sings four or five chirpy songs including the title number and "All Locked Up In My Little Bottom Drawer".
Review of Sing As We Go!
