The Shipbuilders is a 1943 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Clive Brook, Morland Graham and Nell Ballantyne.[1] The film is set in a Clyde shipyard in the build-up to the Second World War.[2] It was made by British National Films and shot at Elstree Studios. It was based on the 1935 novel of the same name by George Blake.[3]
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| Directed by | John Baxter |
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| Produced by | John Baxter |
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| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Vi Burdon |
| Music by | Kennedy Russell |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-American Film Corporation (UK) |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Clive Brook as Leslie Pagan
- Morland Graham as Danny Shields
- Nell Ballantyne as Mrs. Shields
- Finlay Currie as McWain
- Maudie Edwards as Lizzie
- Geoffrey Hibbert as Peter Shields
- Allan Jeayes as Ralph
- Moira Lister as Rita
- Frederick Leister as Mr. Villier
- Gus McNaughton as Jim
- John Turnbull as Baird
- Ian Sadler
- Bertram Wallis as Caven Watson
- James Woodburn
- Beckett Bould
- Patric Curwen
- Michael Gainsborough
- Emrys Jones
- David Keir
- Ian McLean
- Dudley Paul
- Walter Roy
- David Trickett
- C. Denier Warren
- Alec Faversham
Critical reception
TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, calling it a "Well-made story."[4] while Allmovie noted "a rare film of true merit from prolific British "quota quickie" director John Baxter," concluding that "Actual footage shipbuilders at work give this hastily assembled patriotic exercise a veneer of reality."[5]
