Drummond leads a black-shirted platoon of men from his former unit against foreign interlopers trying to pull England into dangerous overseas entanglements..
Is it worth your afternoon? Look, if you’re into early talkies that move with the urgency of a sleeping turtle, you might get a kick out of this. If you value your time or prefer your action heroes to have a bit more... spark, skip it. It’s for the vintage crowd who enjoy seeing period-accurate suits and hearing people...
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"Is it worth your afternoon? Look, if you’re into early talkies that move with the urgency of a sleeping turtle, you might get a kick out of this. If you value your time or prefer your action heroes to have a bit more... spark, skip it. It’s for the vintage crowd who enjoy seeing period-accurate suits and hearing people say things like "what ho!" with absolute sincerity. There’s a strange energy here. Drummond isn’t just a guy solving a crime; he’s leading a black-shirted platoon of his old war ..."
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