Hatter's Castle

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.

5.5

102 min

Cast

Robert Newton

as James Brodie

Deborah Kerr

as Mary Brodie

James Mason

as Dr. Renwick

Emlyn Williams

as Dennis

Henry Oscar

as Grierson

Enid Stamp-Taylor

as Nancy

Beatrice Varley

as Mrs. Brodie

Tony Bateman

as Angus Brodie (as Anthony Bateman)

June Holden

as Janet

George Merritt

as Gibson

Laurence Hanray

as Dr. Lawrie

Director

Lance Comfort