Hatter's Castle (film)

Hatter's Castle is a 1942 British film noir based on the 1931 novel Hatter's Castle by A. J. Cronin, which dramatizes the ruin that befalls a Scottish hatter set on recapturing his imagined lost nobility. The film was made by Paramount British Pictures and stars Robert Newton, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, and Emlyn Williams. It is believed to be the only film that depicts the Tay Bridge disaster.

Hatter's Castle
Directed byLance Comfort
Written byRodney Ackland (additional dialogue)
Screenplay byPaul Merzbach
Rudolf Bernauer
Based onnovel by A. J. Cronin
Produced byIsadore Goldsmith
StarringRobert Newton
Deborah Kerr
James Mason
Emlyn Williams
CinematographyMutz Greenbaum
Edited byDouglas Robertson
Music byHorace Shepherd
Production
company
Grafton Films
Distributed byParamount British Pictures
Release dates
  • 2 February 1942 (1942-02-02) (UK)
  • 19 April 1948 (1948-04-19) (US)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$320,000

It was shot at Denham Studios with sets designed by the art director James A. Carter.

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