Revolution comes to Cuba in 1933. Funny, Fulgencia Battista's name is never mentioned. He is the one who would rule Cuba until 1959 when Fidel ended his rule.
Half way through this tedious film and we still don't know anything about the John Garfield character. Is he a soldier of fortune? Finally, it's revealed that he is a native Cuban.
Jennifer Jones has an authentic Spanish accent even though it appears that her tongue has been rolled back. There are certain scenes that she appears as erudite as Miss Dove.
Something is missing here and that's more action.
The conspirators plot the end of the dictatorship by building a bomb which they will detonate at a cemetery. Of course, they expect everyone to be there based on the person they have chosen to assassinate so as to make a funeral necessary. When this fails to materialize, it appears that all is lost until Garfield shoots it out with the government officials in the home of Jones, his lover and compatriot. Her brother has been shot to death for participating in revolutionary activities. By the way, this shoot out is not exactly For Whom the Bell Tolls. It's not even a Duel in the Sun.
As luck would have it, as the Garfield character is dying, the people of Havana begin a revolution.
Great to have freedom and to be free of this tedious, monotonous story. People sing and dance in the street as our hero Garfield lay dying. Gilbert Roland, with his usual Spanish demeanor, sings a song in praise of 1933, liberty and his friend Fennel (Garfield). This was utterly ridiculous.
Half way through this tedious film and we still don't know anything about the John Garfield character. Is he a soldier of fortune? Finally, it's revealed that he is a native Cuban.
Jennifer Jones has an authentic Spanish accent even though it appears that her tongue has been rolled back. There are certain scenes that she appears as erudite as Miss Dove.
Something is missing here and that's more action.
The conspirators plot the end of the dictatorship by building a bomb which they will detonate at a cemetery. Of course, they expect everyone to be there based on the person they have chosen to assassinate so as to make a funeral necessary. When this fails to materialize, it appears that all is lost until Garfield shoots it out with the government officials in the home of Jones, his lover and compatriot. Her brother has been shot to death for participating in revolutionary activities. By the way, this shoot out is not exactly For Whom the Bell Tolls. It's not even a Duel in the Sun.
As luck would have it, as the Garfield character is dying, the people of Havana begin a revolution.
Great to have freedom and to be free of this tedious, monotonous story. People sing and dance in the street as our hero Garfield lay dying. Gilbert Roland, with his usual Spanish demeanor, sings a song in praise of 1933, liberty and his friend Fennel (Garfield). This was utterly ridiculous.