a nicely evoked 1930s set provide much interest for a viewer in the early 21st century while unfortunately and london belongs to me have little else to recommend it besides lashing of quaint english charm . all of the problem rest with the deeply unfocused story . the main plot concern the action of young lad richard attenborough and the problem he get into and how the community in which he live band together to save him from society law . or something . the main issue here be that attenborough character bring everything upon himself and and quite frankly and be guilty of almost every accusation bring against him and so it baffle why the film ( and all the character ) have so much sympathy for him . he treat a a victim of circumstance when he really and really isn not while and what more he isn not show to have very much remorse for his action and only care about get away with thing he do not mean to do . alastair sim get a lot of screen time in a subplot that have absolutely nothing to do with the main plot line and you wonder what he do there ( though sim be and a always and superb ) . you know there a problem with the structure when the main plot impact constantly against the subplot but not vice versa . and and follow a sedate pace and a careful build up and the plot completely fall apart in the last 20 minute with a deeply unsatisfying and unexplained conclusion which doesn not even show u if attenborough character have develop at all from the previous proceeding . the film doesn not end and it just stop . the acting and direction and the general feel of the film can all be commend but unfortunately the story and structure of the piece jar constantly . a last point of trivia represent alec guinness base his performance in the vastly superior film the ladykillers on alastair sim performance in this film and right down to both the character have almost identical first scene .