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The Phantom Light (1935)

The Phantom Light poster
Directed by
Michael Powell
Genre
crime film, thriller film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Criminals try to scare a new lighthouse keeper on the Welsh coast to distract him from their scheme. The keeper must figure out what they are up to.

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What happens

The Phantom Light is a 1935 British crime film, a low-budget "quota quickie" directed by Michael Powell and starring Binnie Hale, Gordon Harker, Donald Calthrop, Milton Rosmer and Ian Hunter. The screenplay concerns criminals who try to scare a new chief lighthouse keeper on the Welsh coast, in an attempt to distract him from their scheme. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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