Breakers Ahead (1935)

Directed by

Anthony Gilkison

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

58 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A drama set in Cornwall. It follows a story involving local people and includes scenes of Cornish wrestling. The film was shot on location with many residents appearing as extras.

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What happens

Breakers Ahead is a 1935 British drama film directed by Anthony Gilkison and starring Barry Livesey, Roddy Hughes and Cicely Oates. It was produced at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie and is also known by the alternative title The Lady of Pendower. It included scenes of Cornish wrestling featuring Francis Gregory. Scenes were shot at St Winwaloe's Church, Gunwalloe and Gwithian Sands and hundreds of local people from Penzance were used as extras. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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