This gem from Hollywood's 1930s British period revolves around an enduring friendship between Horatio Nelson and a fictional boyhood friend, Jonathan Blake. The boys are separated early in their lives, after spotting an attempted scuttling of a ship on the Norfolk coast in order to claim the insurance. Horatio is sent away to sea and goes on to become Lord Nelson of Trafalgar. Jonathan goes to London to warn Lloyds, and is subsequently taken on to work there.
The superb cast includes Freddie Bartholomew, Tyrone Power, Madeleine Carroll, Sir Guy Standing, George Sanders, Virginia Field, C Aubrey Smith, Una O'Connor and Douglas Scott, as the young Horatio Nelson. I don't want to single out one actor because they are all so good.
The film is very touching but never descends into sentimentality. It is available in its entirety on You Tube. Not to be missed!
The superb cast includes Freddie Bartholomew, Tyrone Power, Madeleine Carroll, Sir Guy Standing, George Sanders, Virginia Field, C Aubrey Smith, Una O'Connor and Douglas Scott, as the young Horatio Nelson. I don't want to single out one actor because they are all so good.
The film is very touching but never descends into sentimentality. It is available in its entirety on You Tube. Not to be missed!