Arthur Wimperis (1874–1953)

A British family struggles to survive the first months of World War II. (From IMDb)

Oberon, Howard and Massey are great in this movie. The women's clothes are pure thirties fashion in disguise- except in the ball scene where it's only thirties and nothing else! The men's clothes are very nice, though.

The problem is, it feels static and talky, as was often the case with many early sound pictures. There's more exposition at times than really seems necessary. This slows the action down to the point things actually get dull on occasion. That said, there's enough fun to be found, especially those scenes featuring Leslie Howard's Blakeney, particularly when he uses some means of disguise or another to fool those pursuing him or uses his foppish charm to throw Chauvelin off his trail. Howard is show more the movie. His take on the role is one of a kind. And to be honest Percy is hysterical. His ability to change character instantaneously is done with remarkable precision. He should have won an academy award. show less

La vita privata di uno dei monarchi inglesi più noti, un re che ha cambiato la Storia proprio a seguito dei suoi desideri privati. Enrico VIII, per sposare le donne di cui man mano si innamorava (magari eliminando fisicamente quelle di cui si stancava) provocò lo scisma religioso d'Inghilterra. (fonte: Film tv)