Review of Lloyd's of London (1936) by Dave J — 27 Sep 2012
Brilliant. A combination of historical events relating to Lloyd's insurance and the Battle of Trafalgar. I mainly wanted to watch this to learn more about Lloyd's with whom I banked and their popular history. Then I read about their insurance syndicates in "The Age of Diminishing Expectations". In it they mentioned this movie and I made sure to watch it after that despite it being old and not especially popular.
It turns the story into a romance that is very surprising for the time about a "rags to riches" man who saves first an investment at Lloyd's and then a woman, but the woman is married unhappily. Somehow it was alright, even back in that day, to have them commit adultery. It made me think of "An Affair to Remember", and how that film surprised me with its out and out adultery. Yet both these movies were successes, perhaps because they both touch on a theme of true love.
The story is much more than that but I don't want to give it away. But I enjoyed it despite its cheesy melodrama. It was a landmark film not only for Fox but also for the world given its interesting plot.
This review of Lloyd's of London (1936) was written by Dave J on 27 Sep 2012.
Lloyd's of London has generally received positive reviews.
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