The Shipbuilders
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- George Blake (novel)
- Stephen Potter
- Reginald Pound
- Gordon Wellesley
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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 |
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| Distributed by | Anglo-American Film Corporation (UK) |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Shipbuilders is a 1943 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Clive Brook, Morland Graham and Nell Ballantyne.[1][2][3] It was written by Stephen Potter, Reginald Pound and Gordon Wellesley based on the 1935 novel of the same title by George Blake.[4] The film is set in a Clyde shipyard in the build-up to the Second World War.[5][6]
in 1931 Clydeside shipbuilders John Pagan and Son launch the merchant ship Milano. Subsequently, with no further orders, the yard is forced to close. One of the men Managing Director Leslie Pagan manages to keep on, but who later resigns, is riveter Danny Shields, who had also been Pagan's batman in the First War. Danny's son Peter runs with a bad crowd and is facing a murder charge. With Pagan's help Peter is acquitted and goes to sea. As World War Two looms Pagan manages to re-open the shipyard. His young son John runs away to work on the Milano, where Peter is also a seaman. When the ship is attacked Peter sacrifices his life to save the ship, and John.
Cast
- Clive Brook as Leslie Pagan
- Morland Graham as Danny Shields
- Nell Ballantyne as Mrs. Shields
- Finlay Currie as McWain (credited as Finaly Currie)
- Maudie Edwards as Lizzie
- Geoffrey Hibbert as Peter Shields
- Allan Jeayes as Ralph
- Moira Lister as Rita (credited as Moire Lister)
- 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
Production
Preparation for production started in January 1943.[7] It was made by British National Films and shot at Elstree Studios.