The Silver Darlings (1947)
1h 24m
Running Time
September 3, 1947Release Date
The Silver Darlings (1947)
1h 24m
Running Time
September 3, 1947Release Date
Plot.
A harsh if ultimately optimistic depiction of life in the unforgiving Hebrides, that includes documentary footage to add to the sense of realism. A woman weathers the conscription of her husband, destructive storms, a son who yearns to leave the family home and an outbreak of cholera before winning the man she truly loves.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Norman Williams
Tormad
Christopher Capon
Finn (Child)
Murdo Morrison
Finn (Adult)
Carl Bernard
Angus
Helen Shingler
Catrine
Carole Lesley
Una (child)
Stanley Jay
Bo'sun
Harry Fine
Lieutenant
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Wiki.
The Silver Darlings is a 1947 British film about Scottish fishermen, based on a 1941 novel by Neil M. Gunn.The film is set in the early 19th century, after the Highland Clearances. Catrine and her family, like many other dispossessed Scots, turn their hands to fishing for herring, the "silver darlings" of the title. Catrine's husband is pressganged into the Royal Navy and dies at sea. Catrine is left widowed with a young son to raise.
After some time Roddy proposes to Catrine, but her son Finn, now older, is upset about the engagement. The fishermen are still trying to avoid conscription into the Royal Navy.