Overview:
Jilted by his fiancee, Arthur Pilbeam gets a job as far away from women as possible. Alone in a lighthouse, he soon finds that 12 other people end up living on the tiny island. Thirteen is an unlucky number; and one-by-one they disappear ...| Status: | Released (1942-04-15) |
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| Screen: | J.O.C. Orton, Val Guest, Marriott Edgar |
| Productions: | Gainsborough Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 104966: Arthur Askey - Arthur Pilbeam
- 120145: Moore Marriott - Jerry
- 120146: Graham Moffatt - Albert
- 14306: Googie Withers - Bobbie
- 120147: Vera Frances - Jane
- 120148: Joyce Howard - Betty
- 47017: John Salew - Steve Mason
Crews
- 108808: Herbert Mason - Director - Directing
- 104962: J.O.C. Orton - Original Story - Writing
- 39853: Val Guest - Screenplay - Writing
- 120141: Eric Reed - Boom Operator - Sound
- 120144: Charles Saunders - Editorial Services - Editing
- 120143: William McLeod - Camera Operator - Camera
- 120123: Hans May - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
Lumee! More Women. Arthur Askey plays Arthur Pilbeam, who after recently being jilted by his fiancé swears off women and seeks employment away from them. He lands a post at a remote lighthouse on one of the Scotish Isles, here he thinks he's finally cracked it and can enjoy solitu ....
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This is quite a fun outing for Arthur Askey. He is transferred from the BBC in London to a lonely lighthouse to set up a weather station. Needless to say, it's wet, windy and downright dreich in his new home. Then in the best traditions of "Whisky Galore" there is shipwreck. This tim ....
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