SO LONG AT THE FAIR is a very interesting little mystery dating from 1950. It sees Jean Simmons and David Tomlinson playing an unlikely pair of siblings who end up visiting Paris before they're waylaid by disaster when Tomlinson disappears overnight. I've always enjoyed this sudden 'missing person' plotline - the Kurt Russell thriller BREAKDOWN is a perennial favourite - and this one ticks all the right boxes. Simmons makes for an excellent heroine and carries the film along ably and the supporting cast, including veteran Felix Aylmer and the dashing Dirk Bogarde, are all assured. The pacing is slow but solid and the twist ending is one I didn't see coming.
Review of So Long at the Fair
