Victor McLaglen's last film finds the actor in fine form, even though he over-acts as usual, and at 97 minutes, this movie does tend to run just a little too long. But keep watching, as it does come to an absolutely stunning climax that is well worth waiting for. Admittedly, that forces viewers to sit through a fair amount of unnecessarily verbose dialogue, which I'm surprised was not trimmed by on again, off again editor, Arthur Stevens. (Stevens had a really bizarre movie career which started way back in 1931 when he edited a one-reel short contrasting humans with monkeys. He did not re-enter the film industry until 1952, when he edited a quota quickie, "The Stolen Plans"). On the other hand, Dermot Walsh is quite striking in his brief cameo, and Miss Luciana Paluzzi makes a delightfully pert and fulsome heroine. On yet another hand, I thought top-billed Stanley Baker no more than adequate. However, it was nice to see Robert Shaw, quietly menacing in a smallish role. The Spanish locations are also an asset and the music score is particularly striking thanks to a nice solo guitar played by Julian Bream.
Review of Sea Fury
