Michael Powell directs John Laurie, Belle Chrystall and Eric Berry in this drama based on the evacuation of the Scottish archipelago of St Kilda.

Powell just before Pressburger. This tale of an island slowly shutting down as the generations leave for better fishing opportunities is sweet and never dull. Compared to his later work as The Archers it is a little dour and drab but consider the setting. A midway action sequence where two suitors dare each other to climb a perilous cliff face really sparks.

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Perfect Double Bill: Whisky Galore! (1949)

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