Gentle gunman

Confusing and sometimes bizarre black and white IRA movie. Made in the early '50s but set a decade earlier it's about an IRA bombing campaign in England during World War 2. Then the action switches to Ireland and the usual clichés result. There's the mother who wants her son to leave and not come back; the IRA member (John Mills) who's considered a traitor;and a truly bizarre rant between two middle-aged men (one Irish, one English). Anyone who has seen the cricket fanatics Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne arguing in the older movies will be immediately reminded of this pair. What's really strange is that the movie appears to be some kind of propaganda comedy to discourage the IRA from bombing England! The rest of the movie is competent, has a famous cast, and is confusing. Yes, it is better than Anton!