10 September 1937 Drama 75 mins
A way of life is dying on a remote Scottish island, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
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John Laurie as Peter Manson
Belle Chrystall as Ruth Manson
Eric Berry as Robbie Manson
Kitty Kirwan as Jean Manson
Finlay Currie as James Gray
Niall MacGinnis as Andrew Gray
Grant Sutherland as John, the Catechist
Campbell Robson as Mr. Dunbar, the Laird
George Summers as Trawler Skipper
Michael Powell as Mr. Graham - the Yachtsman (uncredited)
Frankie Reidy as The Yachtswoman (uncredited)
Michael Powell Director
Michael Powell Writer
Joe Rock Producer
Lambert Williamson Original Music Composer
Monty Berman Director of Photography
Skeets Kelly Director of Photography
Ernest Palmer Director of Photography
Derek N. Twist Editor
Robert Walters Editor
W.H.O. Sweeney Sound
L.K. Tregellas Sound
United Kingdom 10 September 1937
United States 09 September 1938
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