Outward Bound is a film I have been wanting to see for many years. Why? I have seen the remake. Between Two Worlds and was curious to see how it compared to the remake. It is a movie that was worth waiting for ( I finally saw it online), but it is a rare original that is inferior to the remake. What makes the remake better? 1: Sydney Greenstreet as Thompson "The Examiner" is far superior to Dudley Digges. Why? A much more imposing character. 2: Eleanor Parker ( Ann) was a better actress then Helen Chandler, and it not even close. 3: Much more stagy then Between Two Worlds. My favorite characters here? The bad ones ( unlike Between Two Worlds where it was Thompson and Ann). The socialite Mrs. Cliveden-Banks ( Allison Skipworth ( an actress I generally do not care for). She was a nasty piece of work who "The Examiner" called "A bad harlot." She ended up getting hers being put in a castle all by herself. Close behind was. Mr. Lingley ( Montagu Love ( despite the last name of "Love" he usually played bad guys and ( or) arrogant characters) and here he was both. He was dishonest and never gave people a second chance and he too got his. The main character alcoholic Tom Prior here played by Leslie Howard and in the remake by John Garfield were very comparable as were his mother Mrs. Midget Beryl Mercer here and Sara Allgood in the remake. I give Outward Bound 8/10 stars. Not as good as the remake but certainly worth waiting for.
Review of Outward Bound
