Atlantic Ferry

Atlantic Ferry a.k.a. Sons of the Sea
Atlantic Ferry a.k.a. Sons of the Sea
Directed by	Walter Forde
Written by	Derek MacIver (story); Wynne MacIver (story); Gordon Wellesley; Edward Dryhurst; Emeric Pressburger
Produced by	Max Milder (uncredited); Culley Forde (associate producer)
Starring	Michael Redgrave; Valerie Hobson; Griffith Jones
Cinematography	Basil Emmott
Edited by	Terence Fisher
Music by	Jack Beaver
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	6 September 1941 (UK); 7 February 1942 (U.S.);
Countries	United Kingdom; United States
Language	English

Atlantic Ferry (alternate U.S. title: Sons of the Sea) is a 1941 British film directed by Walter Forde and starring Michael Redgrave and Valerie Hobson. It was made at Teddington Studios.

Premise

In 1830s Liverpool, brothers Charles and David MacIver (Redgrave and Jones, respectively) set out to prove the worth of steamships by being the first to cross the Atlantic from Britain to the United States. Their first attempt, the Gigantic, fails, but their second attempt, RMS Britannia, succeeds.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Cast

Michael Redgrave as Charles MacIver
Valerie Hobson as Mary Ann Morison
Griffith Jones as David MacIver
Hartley Power as Samuel Cunard
Margaretta Scott as Susan Donaldson
Bessie Love as Begonia Baggot
Milton Rosmer as George Burns
Frederick Leister as James Morison
Henry Oscar as Josiah Eagles
Edmund Willard as Robert Napier
Charles Victor as Tim Grogan
Frank Tickle as Mr. Donaldson
Leslie Bradley as Horatio Stubbs
Felix Aylmer as Bank president
Joss Ambler as Dr. Lardner

Reception

The film received neutral-to-negative reviews.^[5]^[6]^[7]

According to Warner Bros records it earned $87,000 domestically and $16,000 foreign.^[8]

References

^ Love, Bessie (1977). From Hollywood with Love: An Autobiography of Bessie Love. London: Elm Tree Books. p. 154. OCLC 734075937.
^ "Atlantic Ferry (1941)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
^ Gifford, Denis, ed. (2016). British Film Catalogue. Routledge. p. 506. ISBN 9781317740636.
^ "Atlantic Ferry". Picture Show Annual. London: Amalgamated Press, Ltd. 1942. p. 156.
^ Anderson, L.C. (25 April 1942). "What the Picture Did for Me". Motion Picture Herald. p. 51. Put this one on the shelf. It won't suit folks who are accustomed to seeing good films made in America.
^ "Sons of the Sea (1942)". TCM.
^ "Sons of the Sea (1942)". AllMovie.
^ Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1–31 p. 22 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551

External links

Atlantic Ferry at IMDb
Sons of the Sea at AllMovie
Sons of the Sea at the TCM Movie Database
Film stills from Picture Show Annual

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[1] Love, Bessie (1977). From Hollywood with Love: An Autobiography of Bessie Love. London: Elm Tree Books. p. 154. OCLC 734075937.

[2] "Atlantic Ferry (1941)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

[3] Gifford, Denis, ed. (2016). British Film Catalogue. Routledge. p. 506. ISBN 9781317740636.

[4] "Atlantic Ferry". Picture Show Annual. London: Amalgamated Press, Ltd. 1942. p. 156.

[5] Anderson, L.C. (25 April 1942). "What the Picture Did for Me". Motion Picture Herald. p. 51. Put this one on the shelf. It won't suit folks who are accustomed to seeing good films made in America.

[6] "Sons of the Sea (1942)". TCM.

[7] "Sons of the Sea (1942)". AllMovie.

[warners-8] Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1–31 p. 22 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551

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