The Secret of the Loch (1934)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Milton Rosmer

Writers:

Charles Bennett (writer)
Billie Bristow (writer)

Release Date:

May 1934 (UK)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy | Comedy

Plot:

A batty Scottish professor attempts to prove the existence of the Loch Ness Monster, but everyone thinks he's crazy...

Cast

Seymour Hicks	...	Professor Heggie
Nancy O'Neal	...	Angela Heggie
Gibson Gowland	...	Angus
Frederick Peisley	...	Jimmy Andrews
Eric Hales	...	Diver
Ben Field	...	Piermaster
Hubert Harben	...	Prof. Fothergill
Stafford Hilliard	...	Macdonald
Rosamund John	...	Maggie
Robb Wilton	...	Reporter
John Jamieson
Elma Reid	...	Bit Role

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Ray Wyndham Productions

Trivia:

First film of Rosamund John.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Mysterious Britain (1997)

Mild Entertainment

Secret of the Loch, The (1934)

** (out of 4)

British film about a news reporter going to find out the truth about the Loch Ness Monster and a scientist (Seymore Hicks) who claims it's real. I believe this was the first film to deal with the legendary creature and for the most part it's a real disappointment. There's all sorts of questions asked and discussed so the monster doesn't appear until the final comments. When it does appear the low budget movie just uses some sort of lizard for the special effect. Hicks is madly over the top and keeps the film moving somewhat well.