The Phantom Light

United Kingdom, 1935

Film

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Criminals pose as ghosts to scare a lighthouse keeper on the Welsh coast, in attempt to distract him. Jim Pearce deliberately maroons himself on the rock along with Alice Bright. When the light is later smashed, Jim reveals that his brother’s ship is the wreckers’ latest target, while Alice is a detective sent to investigate.

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Credits

director

Michael Powell

author

Evadne Price

Joan Roy Byford

production company

Gainsborough Pictures

Duration

01:16:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1935

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-130882

Language

English

Subject categories

Mystery

Thriller

TMDB-Movie

130882

Wikidata

Q7756838

Collected

125 times

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