Michael Redgrave (Charleston) is a lighthouse keeper on a remote lighthouse on Lake Michigan. He used to be a reporter but no-one listened to his warnings about the evils of the emerging New Order in Germany and Italy. Disillusioned with mankind he chooses to live away from it all. His friend James Mason (Streeter) tells him that he thinks he is a coward and the two fall out, leaving Redgrave alone on the lighthouse island. But is he alone?
It's an interesting premise for a film and it scores with me for doing something different. However, it does drag on a little which is a shame. I wanted this film to be an eye-opening ghost chiller with a message but it only drives home a rather obvious point and isn't scary as such. It is other-worldly which is good. And there is a climax scene where the ghostly images are presented with the truth about their lives. Are they real ghosts or images conjured up in Redgrave's head? The film favours the latter for a means of wartime propaganda but the film would have been better if the former was what is actually happening. It is, of course, actually happening for Redgrave so we go along with him. But, if it was actually happening .spooky
As an aside, I always thought it would be a weird experience to live on a lighthouse. Turns out my wife has a lighthouse connection as one of her great ancestors was a Lighthouse Keeper at Dover. Whilst the custodian, English scientist Michael Faraday helped install the light there and Italian engineer Marconi transmitted the first radio signal abroad from it. He sent a signal over to France ..and we now have the Eurovision Song Contest ..so it was totally worthwhile.
It's an interesting premise for a film and it scores with me for doing something different. However, it does drag on a little which is a shame. I wanted this film to be an eye-opening ghost chiller with a message but it only drives home a rather obvious point and isn't scary as such. It is other-worldly which is good. And there is a climax scene where the ghostly images are presented with the truth about their lives. Are they real ghosts or images conjured up in Redgrave's head? The film favours the latter for a means of wartime propaganda but the film would have been better if the former was what is actually happening. It is, of course, actually happening for Redgrave so we go along with him. But, if it was actually happening .spooky
As an aside, I always thought it would be a weird experience to live on a lighthouse. Turns out my wife has a lighthouse connection as one of her great ancestors was a Lighthouse Keeper at Dover. Whilst the custodian, English scientist Michael Faraday helped install the light there and Italian engineer Marconi transmitted the first radio signal abroad from it. He sent a signal over to France ..and we now have the Eurovision Song Contest ..so it was totally worthwhile.