Thunder Rock (1942)
Overview
David Charleston, once a world renowned journalist, now lives alone maintaining the Thunder Rock lighthouse in Lake Michigan. He doesn't cash his paychecks and has no contact other than the monthly inspector's visit. When alone, he imagines conversations with those who died when a 19th century packet ship with some 60 passengers sank. He imagines their lives, their problems, their fears and their hopes. In one of these conversations, he recalls his own efforts in the 1930s when he desperately tried to convince first his editors, and later the public, of the dangers of fascism and the inevitability of war. Few would listen. One of the passengers, a spinster, tells her story of seeking independence from a world dominated by men. There's also the case of a doctor who is banished for using unacceptable methods. David has given up on life, but the imaginary passengers give him hope for the future.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.941 |
Directed By
Roy Boulting
Crew
Jeffrey Dell
Roy Boulting
Mutz Greenbaum
Duncan Sutherland
Tom Howard
John Boulting
Jack Hildyard
Bernard Miles
Roy Boulting
Honoria Plesch
Robert Ardrey
Hans May
Frederick Ford
John Cook
Percy Dayton
Elliot Scott
Bill Herlihy
TOP CAST
Michael Redgrave
David Charleston
Barbara Mullen
Ellen Kirby
James Mason
Streeter
Lilli Palmer
Melanie Kurtz
Finlay Currie
Capt. Joshua Stuart
Frederick Valk
Dr. Kurtz
Sybille Binder
Anne Marie
Frederick Cooper
Briggs
Jean Shepeard
Mrs. Briggs
Barry Morse
Robert
George Carney
Harry
Miles Malleson
Chairman of Directors
Bryan Herbert
Flanning
James Pirrie
New Pilot
A.E. Matthews
Mr. Kirby
Olive Sloane
Woman Director
Tommy Duggan
Office Clerk
Tony Quinn
Office Clerk
Harold Anstruther
British Consul
Alfred Sangster
Director
Gerard Heinz
Dr. Hartmann (uncredited)
Vi Kaley
Old Woman in Cell (uncredited)
David Keir
1st Magistrate (uncredited)
Andreas Malandrinos
Italian Police Chief (uncredited)
Arnold Marlé
President of the Medical Society (uncredited)
Bernard Rebel
Italian Passenger (uncredited)
Victor Rietti
Doctor (uncredited)
Raymond Rollett
1st Judge (uncredited)
Milo Sperber
Mr. Hirohiti (uncredited)
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