Hatter's Castle (film)

Hatter's Castle

Directed by	Lance Comfort
Produced by	Isadore Goldsmith
Written by	A. J. Cronin (novel) Rodney Ackland
Starring	Robert Newton Deborah Kerr James Mason Emlyn Williams
Music by	Horace Shepherd
Cinematography	Mutz Greenbaum
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	19 April 1942
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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.

Cast

Robert Newton as James Brodie
Deborah Kerr as Mary Brodie
James Mason as Dr. Renwick
Emlyn Williams as Dennis
Henry Oscar as Grierson
Enid Stamp-Taylor as Nancy
Beatrice Varley as Mrs. Brodie
Anthony Bateman as Angus Brodie
June Holden as Janet
George Merritt as Gibson
Laurence Hanray as Dr. Lawrie
Claude Bailey as Paxton

References

External links

Hatter's Castle at the TCM Movie Database
Film synopsis and images
Hatter's Castle at BritMovie
Noir of the Week blog
Hatter's Castle at the Internet Movie Database

Works by A. J. Cronin

Novels	Hatter's Castle Three Loves Grand Canary The Stars Look Down The Citadel Vigil in the Night Enchanted Snow The Valorous Years The Keys of the Kingdom The Green Years Shannon's Way The Spanish Gardener Beyond This Place Escape from Fear A Thing of Beauty/Crusader's Tomb The Northern Light The Native Doctor/An Apple in Eden The Judas Tree A Song of Sixpence A Pocketful of Rye The Minstrel Boy/Desmonde Lady with Carnations Gracie Lindsay

Selected short stories & story collections	Kaleidoscope in "K" Country Doctor Child of Compassion Adventures of a Black Bag The Innkeeper's Wife Further Adventures of a Black Bag Doctor Finlay of Tannochbrae

Play	Jupiter Laughs

Autobiography	Adventures in Two Worlds

UK/US film adaptations	Once to Every Woman Grand Canary The Citadel Vigil in the Night The Stars Look Down Shining Victory Hatter's Castle The Keys of the Kingdom The Green Years The Spanish Gardener Web of Evidence

Television adaptations	Escape From Fear Beyond This Place Nicholas The Citadel (1960 American) The Citadel (1960 British) Dr. Finlay's Casebook The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon Memorandum van een dokter La Cittadella (1964) Novi asistent O Jardineiro Espanhol E le stelle stanno a guardare The Stars Look Down Les Années d'illusion The Citadel (1983) Doctor Finlay La Cittadella (2003)

Films directed by Lance Comfort

Penn of Pennsylvania (1941)
Hatter's Castle (1942)
Those Kids from Town (1942)
Squadron Leader X (1943)
Escape to Danger (1943)
When We Are Married (1943)
Old Mother Riley Detective (1943)
Hotel Reserve (1944)
Great Day (1945)
Bedelia (1946)
Temptation Harbour (1947)
Daughter of Darkness (1948)
Silent Dust (1949)
Portrait of Clare (1950)
The Girl on the Pier (1953)
Bang! You're Dead (1954)
Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)
The Man in the Road (1956)
Face in the Night (1957)
Man from Tangier (1957)
At the Stroke of Nine (1957)
The Ugly Duckling (1959)
Make Mine a Million (1959)
The Breaking Point (1961)
Rag Doll (1961)
Pit of Darkness (1961)
Touch of Death (1961)
The Painted Smile (1962)
Blind Corner (1963)
Live It Up! (1963)
Tomorrow at Ten (1964)
Be My Guest (1965)
Devils of Darkness (1965)

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