8/10
Real life rivalry between two fishing families.
28 August 1999
Exceptional cinematography brightens acting which today could be taken as unusually restrained. Incredible attention to detail- the actors playing the Lunn family (in real life the Duke family) wear the actual unique Lunn "ganseys" (fishing jumpers).

Filmed in the town the story was written about, with the author (Leo Walmsley) a paid advisor for the film.

The first introduction of J Arthur Rank to feature film production.

Based in North Yorkshire, the characters use good Yorkshire accents.

The music is by Arthur Benjamin best known for "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (Hitchcock).

For a 1935 film, quite outstanding and still very watchable.
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