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The Master of Bankdam is a 1947 British historical film directed by Walter Forde from the novel, The Crowthers of Bankdam, by Thomas Armstrong.[1] It starred Anne Crawford, Dennis Price, Tom Walls, Stephen Murray, Linden Travers and David Tomlinson. Two generations of brothers struggle for control of the family business in 19th-century Yorkshire.
The film is the story of Bankdam, a small Yorkshire Mill. Run by the Crowther family, around 1860 it prospers and grows under its patriarch owner, Simeon Crowther. After family upheavals the firm goes through several crises under the management of his sons Zebediah and Joshua, who tend in oppose one and other. Joshua dies with many others in Mill collapse, partially blamed on his brother Zebediah. Joshua's roll is taken over by his son Simeon. The old patriarch, Simeon dies. Zebediah with ill health retires to Vienna for treatment leaving his son, Lancelot Handel, with power of attorney in his absence. Things at the Mill deteriorate and a fatally ill, Zebediah returns and, with a mob outside the door, in a final scene he makes amends and entrusts Bankdam, not to his own son, but to Simeon as he realises that he is the only person that can save Bankham.
It was produced by Walter Forde and Edward Dryhurst, and directed by Walter Forde.. It was adapted for screen by Edward Dryhurst with additional dialogue by Moie Charles. The music is by Arthur Benjamin, performed by London Philharmonic and conducted by Muir Mathieson.[2][3]
The film was made by Holbein Films at Nettlefold Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England. It was produced by Rank Films and distributed by Prestige Films.[4]
References
- ^ The Crowthers of Bankdam by Thomas Armstrong, (ISBN: 9780002211024) published by Collins
- ^ British Film Institute http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/42116
- ^ Film summary, in relation to the musical content, in the book Music and psychology: from Vienna to London, 1939-52 ISBN 9780954012311, by Hans Keller edited by Christopher Wintle Page 158
- ^ New York Times 17 October 1949 http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B06E3D91E3EE03BBC4F52DFB6678382659EDE
External links
Master of Bankdam at the Internet Movie Database
- All Movie website Hal Erickson's review
- Music and psychology: from Vienna to London, 1939-52 at Google books
- Review at British Pictures web site
- New York Times web site Review by BOSLEY CROWTHER
Published: October 17, 1949
The films of Walter Forde 1920s The Handy Man (1920) • Never Say Die (1920) • Fishing for Trouble (1920) • What Next? (1928) • The Silent House (1929) • Wait and See (1929)1930s You'd Be Surprised! (1930) • Red Pearls (1930) • Would You Believe It! (1930) • The Last Hour (1930) • Lord Richard in the Pantry (1930) • Bed and Breakfast (1930) • Third Time Lucky (1931) • The Ringer (1931) • The Ghost Train (1931) • Splinters in the Navy (1931) • Condemned to Death (1932) • Lord Babs (1932) • Jack's the Boy (1932) • Rome Express (1932) • Jack Ahoy (1934) • Orders Is Orders (1934) • Chu Chin Chow (1934) • Bulldog Jack (1935) • Brown on Resolution (1935) • King of the Damned (1935) • Land Without Music (1936) • Kicking the Moon Around (1938) • The Gaunt Stranger (1938) • Let's Be Famous (1939) • The Four Just Men (1939) • Cheer Boys Cheer (1939) • Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)1940s Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940) • Saloon Bar (1940) • Sailors Three (1940) • Gasbags (1941) • The Ghost Train (1941) • Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It (1941) • Atlantic Ferry (1941) • Flying Fortress (1942) • The Peterville Diamond (1943) • It's That Man Again (1943) • Time Flies (1944) • One Exciting Night (1944) • Master of Bankdam (1947) • Cardboard Cavalier (1949)Categories:- 1947 films
- British films
- English-language films
- Films based on novels
- Films set in the 1860s
- Films set in the 19th century
- Historical film stubs
- 1940s British film stubs
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