The Phantom Light

The Phantom Light

76 mins | Thriller, Mystery | Aug. 5, 1935

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.

The Phantom Light

76 mins | Thriller, Mystery | Aug. 5, 1935

The Phantom Light
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Gainsborough Pictures
Original title The Phantom Light
Directors Michael Powell
Writers Joan Roy Byford, Evadne Price, Austin Melford, Joseph Jefferson Farjeon, Ralph Smart

Cast

Binnie Hale

as Alice Bright

Gordon Harker

as Sam Higgins

Donald Calthrop

as David Owen

Milton Rosmer

as Dr. Carey

Ian Hunter

as Jim Pearce

Herbert Lomas

as Claff Owen

Reginald Tate

as Tom Evans

Barry O'Neill

as Capt. Pearce

Mickey Brantford

as Bob Peters

Alice O'Day

as Mrs. Owen

Fewlass Llewellyn

as Griffith Owen

Edgar K. Bruce

as Sergt. Owen

Louie Emery

as Station Mistress