Overview
David Barr is the manager and chief designer of a British shipyard in decline. The shipyard is in financial trouble but Barr has a design for a new ship that will save them all. Can he get the ship built in spite of the opposition from his own bankers as well as the rival shipbuilders and their infiltrated militants.
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Setting
Set in Glasgow
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Leslie Rowson
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Jerome JacksonWriter
- Michael PowellWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 17, 1934
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Cast
Leslie BanksDavid Barr
Carol GoodnerJune MacKinnon
Frank VosperLord Dean
Alfred DraytonManning
Campbell GullanHannay
Percy ParsonsCasey- Fewlass LlewellynSir Gregory
Henry OscarRaglan
Allan JeayesGrierson
Donald CalthropMacleod
Henry CaineBassett
George CarneyMr. Lindsey
Jack LambertPolice Inspector
John LaurieWages Accountant
Frederick PiperMr. McWilliams
Jack RaineTesting Official
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