''Lighthouse'' is a 1947 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Frank Wisbar Frank Wisbar (born Franz Wysbar; 9 December 1899 – 17 March 1967) was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 20 films between 1932 and 1967 in Germany and the United States, as well as amassing many television credits. H ...

and starring

Don Castle Don Castle (September 29, 1917 – May 26, 1966) was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Castle was born in Beaumont, Texas. He went to the University of Texas where he was roommates with Jack Wrather. He resembled Clark G ...

June Lang June Lang (born Winifred June Vlasek, May 5, 1917 – May 16, 2005) was an American film actress. Early life Born Winifred June Vlasek in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Edith and Clarence Vlasek, After the family moved to Los An ...

and

John Litel John Beach Litel (December 30, 1892 – February 3, 1972) was an American film and television actor. Early life Litel was born in Albany, Wisconsin. During World War I, he enlisted in the French Army and was twice decorated for bravery. B ...

. A low-budget

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production, it was distributed by

Producers Releasing Corporation Producers Releasing Corporation (generally known as PRC) was the smallest and least prestigious of the 11 Hollywood film companies of the 1940s. It was considered a prime example of what was called " Poverty Row": a low-rent stretch of Gower St ...

. Some

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took place on the coast around San Pedro.Nicolella p.137

Plot

Connie Armitage falls in love with

lighthouse keeper A lighthouse keeper or lightkeeper is a person responsible for tending and caring for a lighthouse, particularly the light and lens in the days when oil lamps and clockwork mechanisms were used. Lighthouse keepers were sometimes referred to as ...

Sam Wells, but when he rejects her she marries his colleague Hank on the rebound. The three all live together in the close confines of an isolated lighthouse. Sam tries it on with Connie, but she is starting to develop real feelings for her husband.

Cast

as Sam Wells *

as Connie Armitage *

as Hank Armitage *

Marion Martin Marion Suplee (June 7, 1909 – August 13, 1985), known professionally as Marion Martin, was an American film and stage actress. Biography Martin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a Bethlehem Steel executive. She became an ...

as JoJo - The Blonde *

Charles Wagenheim Charles Wagenheim (February 21, 1896 – March 6, 1979) was an American actor who appeared in over 250 films. Biography Charles Wagenheim was born in Newark, New Jersey, on February 21, 1896. On the small screen he played, among others, the role ...

as Quimby - Insurance Adjustor * Richard Bailey as Henry Simmons * John Elliott as Justice of the Peace

References

Bibliography

* Nicolella, Henry. ''Frank Wisbar: The Director of Ferryman Maria, from Germany to America and Back''. McFarland, 2018.

External links

* * * 1947 films 1947 drama films American drama films 1940s English-language films Films directed by Frank Wisbar 1940s American films Producers Releasing Corporation films Films shot in California {{1940s-US-drama-film-stub