https://youtu.be/QAHaWoiYhRc Review at Moviescene Up until now my experience of Victor McLaglen has been as a supporting actor usually in a John Wayne movie, so to watch him in the lead role in "Laughing at Life" was something new. Ironically it…  | By adamsmith1922 on 09/07/2024 |  Review at Moviescene Up until now my experience of Victor McLaglen has been as a supporting actor usually in a John Wayne movie, so to watch him in the lead role in "Laughing at Life" was something new. Ironically it didn't end up feeling new because McLaglen's performance as Captain Easter strongly reminded me of Cary Grant both in the way he spoke and his charisma, the only different being physically. Now in a way that isn't a bad thing because the way McLaglen acts makes it fun as he delivers confidence and mischievous and lifts what now is a bit of a ropey movie. Engineer Dennis P. McHale (Victor McLaglen) finds himself a wanted man as he is confronted by Inspector Mason (William 'Stage' Boyd) and is forced to abandon his wife and young son to go on the run, spending the next few years going from country to country moving on when ever Mason closes in on him. Whilst away he not only learns that his wife dies but changes his name becoming Captain Easter when he ends up serving during WWI which leads to him being caught although prison can't keep him. Ending up in Venezuela in charge of smuggling in guns for a revolutionary not only does he discover that he is being double crossed but he also discovers his son could be about to make a decision which will lead to him making the same mistakes as he did. | | | |  | You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. | | | | |
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