England's Lighthouse Authority - 1941 British Council Film Collection - CharlieDeanArchives

The work of Trinity House, England's General Lighthouse Authority, and the life of a lighthouse-keeper. Trivia: The main character in this film, Bill Blewitt, was a genuine Cornish fisherman and postman. After a chance encounter with director Harry Watt, he starred in GPO documentary The Saving of Bill Blewitt (1937), and would go on to have roles in a handful of feature films such as Nine Men (1943). He also features in the British Council film S.O.S. (1940). The S.S. Harmala was sunk on 7th February 1943, not longer after Trinity House was released. This film has been made available by the British Council Film Collection for non-commercial research and educational purposes . . The British Council Film Collection consists of 120 short documentaries made by the British Council during the 1940s designed to show the world how Britain lived, worked and played. View, download and play with the Collection at www.britishcouncil.org/film . CharlieDeanArchives - Archive footage from the 20th century making history come alive!