Director: B. Mitra; Producer: V. Shantaram
Summary: The commentary of "Knock of Fate" is given by
Messrs. Aubrey Menon and John Rowdon. We presume that one of them has written it and the other has spoken it. Who has done which is kept a secret
but as their voices are disgustingly familiar on the
A.I.R. we think that Rowden has delivered the spoken
word.
This commentary is written in an academic high-
flown style and entirely fails to appeal. The spoken
word, in addition, is unnecessarily affected lending to
the commentary a peculiar foreign accent which alie-
nates the sympathy of the Indian listener.
Shantaram must not allow such people to spoil
his good technical efforts, for both the films are good
presentations pictorially. Particularly in "The Knock
of Fate", it is admirable the way Director B. Mitra
has succeeded in capturing cleverly the continental
atmosphere which contributes to the theme of the
story.
The Film Advisory Board must find commentators
who would be understood by our people in general
and not persons who seem to have an odd size pebble
in their mouth. - from Filmindia, May 1942
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