If anyone ever doubted the kind of actor Laurence Olivier was going to become, then they need only watch this and it is as plain as can be. Here, his over-acting (and singing) in the role of Michael Ingleby rather badly dates this otherwise quite entertaining recounting of the build up to the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade Elizabethan England. Flora Robson always did carry off the role of a monarch well and Morton Selten (reputedly a child of Edward VII), Vivien Leigh and a slightly camp Leslie Banks serve well in support. Look out for early appearances by James Mason and Robert Newton.