Master of Bankdam

Master of Bankdam
1-sheet theatrical poster
Directed byWalter Forde
Screenplay byEdward Dryhurst
Moie Charles (additional dialogue)
Based onThe Crowthers of Bankdam
by Thomas Armstrong
Produced byEdward Dryhurst
Walter Forde
StarringAnne Crawford
Dennis Price
Tom Walls
Stephen Murray
Linden Travers
David Tomlinson
CinematographyBasil Emmott
Edited byTerence Fisher
Music byArthur Benjamin
Production
company
Holbein Films
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • 29 September 1947 (1947-09-29)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Master of Bankdam (called The Master of Bankdam in its own credits) is a 1947 British historical film directed by Walter Forde and based on the 1940 novel The Crowthers of Bankdam by Thomas Armstrong.[1] It stars Anne Crawford, Dennis Price, Tom Walls, Stephen Murray, Linden Travers and David Tomlinson. The story concerns two generations of brothers who struggle for control of the family business in 19th century Yorkshire.

  1. ^ The Crowthers of Bankdam by Thomas Armstrong (ISBN 9780002211024), published by Collins