''Lighthouse'' is a 1947 American

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directed by Frank Wisbar and starring

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and John Litel. A low-budget

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production, it was distributed by Producers Releasing Corporation . Some location shooting took place on the coast around San Pedro.Nicolella p.137

Plot

Connie Armitage falls in love with lighthouse keeper Sam Wells, but when he rejects her she marries his colleague Hank on the rebound. The three all live together in the close confines of an isolated lighthouse. Sam tries it on with Connie, but she is starting to develop real feelings for her husband.

Cast

as Sam Wells *

as Connie Armitage * John Litel as Hank Armitage *

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as JoJo - The Blonde * Charles Wagenheim as Quimby - Insurance Adjustor * Richard Bailey as Henry Simmons * John Elliott as Justice of the Peace

References

Bibliography

* Nicolella, Henry. ''Frank Wisbar: The Director of Ferryman Maria, from Germany to America and Back''. McFarland, 2018.

External links

* * * * 1947 films 1947 drama films American drama films 1940s English-language films Films directed by Frank Wisbar 1940s American films Producers Releasing Corporation films Films shot in California {{1940s-drama-film-stub