SPOILERS ahead... 21 Days... known as 21 Days Together in the U.S., is a brit production, from Columbia. according to the trivia, this was actually made before Vivien Leigh made Gone with the Wind; Laurence Olivier was best known for Wuthering Heights and Rebecca (Rebecca is awesome!). which also explains why there's no talk of war yet. In the story, Larry is going with Wanda, but it turns out she's married. and the husband turns up demanding money. they tussle in Wanda's apartment, and now the husband is dead. the coppers arrest someone for the moidah, so wanda and Larry agree that if they find the innocent guy guilty in court, Larry will step forward and confess. like an episode of Three's Company, everything get fouled up, misunderstandings ensue. at one point, Larry even wonders if he should give himself up. clearly, he should have. but people just don't seem to do the right thing in the heat of the moment. so it's hard to feel any sympathy for him. but maybe that awkwardness or mixed emotions is what the author (John Galsworthy) wanted us to feel. so Larry goes to his brother (Leslie Banks), and they come up with a plan. as the weeks play out, we see what happens to Larry and his brother. i personally thought it was quite unlikely that Larry and Wanda would go to the amusement park while all this was going on. it pretty good, has a couple shortcomings. Directed by Basil Dean. didn't direct anything too famous, but was better known for writing, and for starting production companies.
Review of 21 Days Together
