Hatter's Castle (1942)

Directed by

Lance Comfort

Genre

drama film, film noir

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Scottish hatter's obsession with restoring a noble family status destroys his relationships and brings ruin to his household. The film also dramatizes a historic bridge collapse.

bleaktensetragicatmosphericslow-burnsomberclaustrophobicvisually stark

What happens

Hatter's Castle is a 1942 British film noir based on the 1931 novel Hatter's Castle by A. J. Cronin, which dramatizes the ruin that befalls a Scottish hatter set on recapturing his imagined lost nobility. The film was made by Paramount British Pictures and stars Robert Newton, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, and Emlyn Williams. It is believed to be the only film that depicts the Tay Bridge disaster. It was shot at Denham Studios with sets designed by the art director James A. Carter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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