The Edge of the World (1937)

Cast

Complete credited cast:
	John Laurie	...	Peter Manson
	Belle Chrystall	...	Ruth Manson - His Daughter
	Eric Berry	...	Robbie Manson - Her Brother
	Kitty Kirwan	...	Jean Manson - Their Grandmother
	Finlay Currie	...	James Gray
	Niall MacGinnis	...	Andrew Gray - His Son
	Grant Sutherland	...	John - the Catechist
	Campbell Robson	...	Mr. Dunbar - the Laird
	George Summers	...	Trawler Skipper

Storyline

A trio wanders the cliffs of a Shetland island and encounters a gravestone at the edge of a precipice; it reads, "Peter Manson ... gone over." One man in the trio knows the story of the gravestone and tells it to the others... It is ten years earlier, and the way of life on the island is dying; steam trawlers from the mainland threaten its survival as a fishing port. Peter Manson, one of the community's leaders, resists evacuating to the mainland, though his son Robbie is about to leave the island himself. Meanwhile, Robbie's twin sister plans to marry his best friend, Andrew Gray. Andrew and Robbie argue over evacuation and decide to settle the matter by racing to the top of a cliff. Ruth is terrified: she may lose them both. The race ends in tragedy, which tears apart the families of Manson and Gray. Times passes and Ruth reveals she is pregnant with an illegitimate child... Written by sspurli  

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