This film depicting the last throw of the dice for Columbus was also Gainsborough's final attempt to crack Hollywood. But despite Technicolor, a Hollywood star (March probably wasn't anything like the original, but as usual is excellent all the same) and a score by Arthur Bliss the generally talky studio-bound result (apart from Cyril Knowles' second unit work) promptly bankrupted the studio.
So while Columbus's gamble to conquer America paid off handsomely, Gainsborough's certainly didn't. And the rest is history.
So while Columbus's gamble to conquer America paid off handsomely, Gainsborough's certainly didn't. And the rest is history.