Thunder Rock (1942)
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.
Director:
Roy Boulting
Writers:
Jeffrey Dell, Bernard Miles.
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Michael Redgrave as David Charleston |
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Barbara Mullen as Ellen Kirby |
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James Mason as Streeter |
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Lilli Palmer as Melanie Kurtz |
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Finlay Currie as Capt. Joshua Stuart |
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Frederick Valk as Dr. Kurtz |
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Sybille Binder as Anne Marie |
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Frederick Cooper as Briggs |
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Jean Shepeard as Mrs. Briggs |
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Barry Morse as Robert |
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George Carney as Harry |
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Miles Malleson as Chairman of Directors |
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Bryan Herbert as Flanning |
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James Pirrie as New Pilot |
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A.E. Matthews as Mr. Kirby |
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Olive Sloane as Woman Director |
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Tommy Duggan as Office Clerk |
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Tony Quinn as Office Clerk |
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Harold Anstruther as British Consul |
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Alfred Sangster as Director |
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Gerard Heinz as Dr. Hartmann (uncredited) |
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Vi Kaley as Old Woman in Cell (uncredited) |
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David Keir as 1st Magistrate (uncredited) |
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Andreas Malandrinos as Italian Police Chief (uncredited) |
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Arnold Marlé as President of the Medical Society (uncredited) |
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Bernard Rebel as Italian Passenger (uncredited) |
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Victor Rietti as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Raymond Rollett as 1st Judge (uncredited) |
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Milo Sperber as Mr. Hirohiti (uncredited) |
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George Spence as Man Asleep in Theatre (uncredited) |
| Writing | Jeffrey Dell | Screenplay |
| Directing | Roy Boulting | Director |
| Writing | Bernard Miles | Screenplay |
| Writing | Robert Ardrey | Theatre Play |
| Production | John Boulting | Producer |
| Sound | Hans May | Music |
| Camera | Mutz Greenbaum | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Roy Boulting | Editor |
| Art | Duncan Sutherland | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Honoria Plesch | Costume Design |
| Crew | John Cook | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Jack Hildyard | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Frederick Ford | Special Effects |
| Crew | Tom Howard | Special Effects |
| Sound | Percy Dayton | Boom Operator |
| Art | Elliot Scott | Assistant Art Director |
| Directing | Bill Herlihy | Third Assistant Director |
