Some amusing moments and some really crazy ones but I had a hard time keeping interested throughout the run time. Probably the worst collaboration with Hecht and Grant but still enjoyable at times. Ending is pretty corny.

The film is well made, but it separates Indians into two distinct groups--loyal wogs and murderous demons--and therefore strikes the modern viewer as either quaint, racist or unintentionally hilarious, depending on your point of view. There's a better film than you are, "Gunga Din"!

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I'm aware that it's the late 30's, but the action scenes seemed a little half-assed. Besides that, decent.

Gayer and more racist than all the saunas in Malmö. Parts of it are charmingly idiotic and/or gung ho enough to be engaging and it clearly inspired The Temple of Doom, but all in all it's just big budget trash. Grants english accent is atrocious.

The one "P.C." thing I will mention that really stuck in my craw is that this is one of those movies that presents violent conflict as a rip-roarin' good time. But let's get to the real problem: this just isn't very entertaining. Even with Cary Grant in the cast, the comedy is rather unfunny. The action scenes are put together quite well, though... some clever moments and nicely photographed. But there's not enough action to make up for all lame humor, especially in the dull middle section.

Entertaining somewhat cheesy 30s adventure film. It has a bit of everything and is fun to watch but the dynamic between the leads is more "these guys have fun together" than "it's fun to watch these guys together" and Gunga Din is not a character that works from a modern day perspective.

Classic.

Decent little action flick

Fun early action / war / comedy with a super young Cary Grant.

A fun adventure, highlighted by the photography from Joe August. Stevens is particularly fond of wide shots incorporating the army--marches, drills, and battles. However, the climactic battle scene also presents one of the significant problems of the film for me--a blatant patriotism that ignores the harsh realities of battle. This becomes clear when the Brits mow down the Indians with a machine gun without apparent consequence. Compare a similar, more poetic scene in Ford's The Black Watch.

Light hearted action adventure with some extremely well choreographed, if at times absurb, action scenes. The interplay between the main trio is often entertaining, but every scene with Gunga Din is cringingly unfunny. Culminates with a sappy ending that is fairly rammed down your throat.