''Hard Steel'' is a 1942 British

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directed by Norman Walker and starring Wilfrid Lawson,

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and John Stuart. It was written by Lydia Hayward based on the novel ''Steel Saraband'' by Roger Dataller. The film was one of four made by G.H.W. Productions backed by the

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.Murphy p.63

Premise

An ambitious

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worker is appointed to run his local steel mill. He soon outrages the employees with his ruthless behaviour – and his negligence leads to the accidental death of one of the workers. As the Second World War breaks out he realises what he has become, and seeks a chance of redemption.

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Murphy, Robert. ''Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48''. Routledge, 1992.

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* 1942 films 1942 drama films British drama films 1940s English-language films Films directed by Norman Walker Films set in England Films based on British novels Films set in the 1930s Films set in Sheffield British black-and-white films Films scored by Percival Mackey 1940s British films English-language drama films {{1940s-UK-film-stub