Hatter's Castle

Hatter's Castle

Her shame was something no one could forgive - except the man who loved her!

NR 1942 · 102 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama

The year is 1880. On the outskirts of the fictional small Scottish town of Levenford there stands a strange building, half cottage, half castle, embraced with thick stone walls. The townsfolk nickname the fortress "Hatter's Castle", for James Brodie, the man who built it. Brodie is a hatter who keeps the members of the family in fear and submission; he is brutal, arrogant, selfish and cruel. His wife, who has long been ailing, and his daughter Mary, are in awe of him. His son Angus, aged 15, alone dear to his heart, suffers under his love as the others suffer under his sternness.

Directed by Lance Comfort · Written by Rudolph Bernauer

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Robert Newton James Brodie
Deborah Kerr Mary Brodie
James Mason Dr. Renwick
Emlyn Williams Dennis
Henry Oscar Grierson
Enid Stamp-Taylor Nancy
Beatrice Varley Mrs. Brodie
Tony Bateman Angus Brodie (as Anthony Bateman)
June Holden Janet
George Merritt Gibson
Laurence Hanray Dr. Lawrie

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