The Dark Light (film)

The Dark Light is a 1951 British second feature thriller film directed and written by Vernon Sewell and starring Albert Lieven, David Greene and Norman Macowan.

Plot
The crew of a lighthouse take in what they assume to be the survivors of a shipwreck, but who turn out to be criminals on the run after a bank robbery.

Cast

 * Albert Lieven as Mark
 * David Greene as Johnny
 * Norman Macowan as Rigby
 * Martin Benson as Luigi
 * Jack Stewart as Matt
 * Katharine Blake as Linda
 * Joan Carol as Joan
 * John Harvey as Roger
 * John Longden as Stephen

Production
It was filmed at a rented country estate in Gilston and on location around Portsmouth. Sewell used his own boat.

Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A good setting and an adequate idea are wasted in a film which suffers from incoherent plot development, clumsy handling, and generally indifferent performances."

The Radio Times called it "dismal" writing: " 'Quota quickie' veteran Vernon Sewell gets matters off to a promising start as a desperate gang of bank robbers are rescued from the stormy sea by a lighthouse crew. By tossing away the dramatic possibilities of the claustrophobic setting, however, he is unable to sustain more than a modicum of tension as the crew begin scheming to keep the swag for themselves, rather than let justice take its course."