The Passionate Sentry

I am inserting reviews for all films that I've seen that currently lack one, my very brief review from time of viewing follows... 'Minor British comedy about a rather scatty Irish girl who falls for a guard at St James Palace, slight but watchable.' I saw the film on itv in the UK on 30 Apr 1984, so almost 30 years ago, I have no memory now of the film to add to the brief note, but looking at the cast & crew, it has Valerie Hobson who was always good, here playing an Irish girl, she was in fact born in what is now N.Ireland. The director A.Kimmins was a writer director who is now almost forgotten, but made many watchable films, including writing the screenplay for the first 3 films directed by C.Reed, he is not responsible for the script here, hopefully I have waffled sufficiently to get this up to minimum length.

This is a rather dull filmed version of a stageplay.There is no attempt to open out the film.Most of the film is photographed in medium closeup.There is some camera movement but this must tends to emphasise the fact that this is taking place in a film studio.The actors,good S they may be,are only as good as their lines.I think that the RSM is played by Tibby Brittain