The Shipbuilders (1943)
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The Shipbuilders is a rare film of true merit from prolific British "quota quickie" director John Baxter. Clive Brook heads the cast as the owner of a shipbuilding firm, presently dedicated to the War effort. Though naturally concerned that his business will flag once the war is over, it is shown that Brook has nothing to worry about, so long as diligent, patriotic men like riveter Morland Graham are on his payroll. The film's message is clear: While it's important to think of one's service to the present National Crisis, it is equally important to take the Future into consideration. Actual footage shipbuilders at work give this hastily assembled patriotic exercise a veneer of reality. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Clive Brook
- Director(s):
- John Baxter
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Synopsis of The Shipbuilders
The Shipbuilders is a rare film of true merit from prolific British "quota quickie" director John Baxter. Clive Brook heads the cast as the owner of a shipbuilding firm, presently dedicated to the War effort. Though naturally concerned that his business will flag once the war is over, it is shown that Brook has nothing to worry about, so long as diligent, patriotic men like riveter Morland Graham are on his payroll. The film's message is clear: While it's important to think of one's service to the present National Crisis, it is equally important to take the Future into consideration. Actual footage shipbuilders at work give this hastily assembled patriotic exercise a veneer of reality. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Shipbuilders
- Clive Brook - Leslie Pagan
- Finlay Currie - McWain
- Morland Graham - Danny Shields
- Allan Jeayes - Ralph
- David Keir
- Moira Lister - Rita
- Gus McNaughton - Jim
- John Turnbull - Baird
- C. Denier Warren
- David Trickett
- Nell Ballantyne - Mrs. Shields
- Walter Roy
- Beckett Bould
- Maudie Edwards - Lizzie
- Geoffrey Hibbert - Peter Shields
- Emrys Jones
- Frederick Leister - Mr. Villier
- Ian MacLean
- Ian Sadler
- Bertram Wallis - Caven Watson
- Michael D. Gainsborough
- Patric Curwen
- Alec Faversham
- James Woodburn
- Director(s):
- John Baxter
- Writer(s):
- Reginald Pound, Stephen Potter, Gordon Wellesley
- Producer(s):
- John Baxter
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