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David Charleston, once a world renowned journalist, now lives alone maintaining the Thunder Rock lighthouse in Lake Michigan. He doesn't cash is 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 tried desperately 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

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, War

Starring: Michael Redgrave, Barbara Mullen, James Mason

Released: December 4, 1942

Runtime: 112.0

Popularity Rating: 0.225

Charter Film Productions

United States of America

David Charleston Michael Redgrave
Ellen Kirby Barbara Mullen
Streeter James Mason
Melanie Kurtz Lilli Palmer
Capt. Joshua Stuart Finlay Currie

Art — Art Direction: Duncan Sutherland
Camera — Camera Operator: Jack Hildyard
Camera — Director of Photography: Mutz Greenbaum
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Honoria Plesch
Crew — Sound Recordist: John Cook
Crew — Special Effects: Frederick Ford
Crew — Special Effects: Tom Howard
Directing — Director: Roy Boulting
Editing — Editor: Roy Boulting
Production — Producer: John Boulting
Sound — Music: Hans May
Writing — Screenplay: Bernard Miles
Writing — Screenplay: Jeffrey Dell
Writing — Theatre Play: Robert Ardrey