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A Glasgow orphan arrives on a feud-cursed island and accidentally starts a blood war. Oops!

Gothic Scottish soapPre-Hitchcock suspenseFog-drenched melodrama

Overview

An orphan wreaks havoc on a remote Scottish island when she causes an age-old feud to be reignited.

Content warning

sibling relationship murder scotland british noir remote

Blood feud inheritanceInnocence as catalystIsolation and mob mentalityFate vs. free will

Standout Aspects

Cinematography

Mull of Kintyre locations shot like a fever dream

Acting

Will Fyffe's patriarch simmers with ancient grievance

Best for:Solo·Rewatch

Heads up:Violence

Director

David MacDonald

ReleasedMay 7, 1947

Runtime1h 38m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelmedium

J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Sydney Box Productions

Top Cast

Patricia Roc

Mary

Will Fyffe

Aeneas McGrath

Maxwell Reed

Fergus Macrae

Finlay Currie

Hector Macrae

John Laurie

Dugald

Andrew Crawford

Willie McFarish

Morland Graham

Angus McFarish

Megs Jenkins

Angustina

Duncan Macrae

John Macrae

Jack Lambert

(uncredited)

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