Thunder Rock (1942)
Synopsis
David Charleston, once a world renowned journalist, now lives alone maintaining the Thunder Rock lighthouse in Lake Michigan. He doesn't cash his paychecks and has no contact other than the monthly inspector's visit. When alone, he imagines conversations with those who died when a 19th century packet ship with some 60 passengers sank. He imagines their lives, their problems, their fears and their hopes. In one of these conversations, he recalls his own efforts in the 1930s when he desperately tried to convince first his editors, and later the public, of the dangers of fascism and the inevitability of war. Few would listen. One of the passengers, a spinster, tells her story of seeking independence from a world dominated by men. There's also the case of a doctor who is banished for using unacceptable methods. David has given up on life, but the imaginary passengers give him hope for the future.
Release Date: 1942-12-04
Runtime: 112 minutes
Director: Roy Boulting
Top Cast
- Michael Redgrave as David Charleston
- Barbara Mullen as Ellen Kirby
- James Mason as Streeter
- Lilli Palmer as Melanie Kurtz
- Finlay Currie as Capt. Joshua Stuart
- Frederick Valk as Dr. Kurtz
- Sybille Binder as Anne Marie
- Frederick Cooper as Briggs
- Jean Shepeard as Mrs. Briggs
- Barry Morse as Robert
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