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The Dark Light (film)

The Dark Light
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Directed by Vernon Sewell
Produced by Michael Carreras
Anthony Hinds
Written by Vernon Sewell
Starring Albert Lieven
David Greene
Norman Macowan
Music by Frank Spencer
Cinematography Moray Grant
Edited by Francis Bieber
Production
company
Distributed by Exclusive Films (UK)
Release date
  • 23 April 1951 (1951-04-23) (UK)
Running time
75 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

The Dark Light is a 1951 British thriller film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Albert Lieven, David Greene, Norman Macowan. It was filmed at a rented country estate in Gilston and on location around Portsmouth.

The crew of a lighthouse take in what they assume to be the survivors of a shipwreck, but who turn out to be criminals on the run after a bank robbery.

The Radio Times called it "dismal," writing, "'Quota quickie' veteran Vernon Sewell gets matters off to a promising start as a desperate gang of bank robbers are rescued from the stormy sea by a lighthouse crew. By tossing away the dramatic possibilities of the claustrophobic setting, however, he is unable to sustain more than a modicum of tension as the crew begin scheming to keep the swag for themselves, rather than let justice take its course."


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