The Tunnel
The Tunnel – 1935 | 94 mins | Sci-Fi, Fantasy | B&W
Plot Synopsis
Futuristic fantasy from respected producer Michael Balcon. The story involves designer McAllen (Richard Dix), the visionary chief architect behind the construction of a transatlantic tunnel scheme beneath the Atlantic linking England with America. McAllen journeys to America. There he is photographed everywhere with Varlia (Helen Vinson), the daughter of one of the project backers. His wife, Ruth (Madge Evans), thinking she has lost him, takes a job working at a first aid post in the tunnel. When she receives news that her job is causing her to lose her sight, the couple may yet be drawn back together. Further tragedy strikes when their son is killed when the drilling operation causes a massive underground explosion during construction. McAllen must go to the drilling rig to complete the dangerous task of meeting the American tunnel crew.
Production Team
Maurice Elvey: Director
Ernö Metzner: Art Direction
Günther Krampf: Cinematography
Schiaparelli: Costume Design
Joe Strassner: Costume Design
Charles Frend: Film Editing
Louis Levy: Music Direction
Michael Balcon: Producer
Kurt Siodmak: Script
L du Garde Peach: Script
Clemence Dane: Script
Michael Rose: Sound Department
P Guidobaldi: Special Effects
A Stroppa: Special Effects
Jack Whitehead: Special Effects
Cast
Richard Dix: Richard \’Mack\’ McAllan
Leslie Banks: Frederick \’Robbie\’ Robbins
Madge Evans: Ruth McAllan
Helen Vinson: Varlia Lloyd
C Aubrey Smith: Lloyd
Basil Sydney: Mostyn
Henry Oscar: Grellier
Hilda Trevelyan: Mary
Walter Huston: President of the United States
Cyril Raymond: Harriman
George Arliss: Prime Minister of Great Britain
Jimmy Hanley: Geoffrey McAllan
