A Yank in London (Associated British; 20th Century-Fox) is probably the most pro-American picture ever made outside the U.S. A story of the G.I. Occupation of England (circa 1943-44), it is not merely patient with the Yanks who swarmed over Piccadilly Circus like lusty, thirsty locusts. It is downright cordial toward the good-natured, homesick army of boys who whistled at the girls up & down Regent Street or Shaftesbury Avenue, jammed the pubs to drink up all the spirits in sight.
Ex-G.I.s who saw service in Britain will be grateful for British Producer-Director...
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