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The Phantom Light
Picture Show: August 10th 1935


The Phantom Light (G.F.D.)
Director: Michael Powell
Alice Bright Binnie Hale
Sam Higgins Gordon Harker
David Owen Donald Calthrop
Doctor Carey Milton Rosmer
Jim Pearce Ian Hunter
Claff Owen Herbert Lomas
Tom Evans Reginald Tate
Captain Pearce Barry O'Neill
Bob Peters Mickey Brantford
Mrs. Owen Alice O'Day
Griffith Owen Fewlass Llewellyn
Sergeant Owen Edgar K. Bruce
Station Mistress Louie Emery


A melodrama of the lighthouse service, in which a plot is evolved to wreck ships in order to claim insurance. Gorden Harker as the lighthouse keeper is responsible for some excellent humour. Ian Hunter as Jim Pearce is good as the detective; while Binnie Hale proves amusing. Good entertainment.


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