Flame in the Heather is a 1935 British historical drama film directed by Donovan Pedelty and starring Gwenllian Gill, Barry Clifton and Bruce Seton. It was made as a quota quickie at British and Dominions Elstree Studios. Much of the film was shot on location around Fort William.p.46-47 It was fairly unusual as a low-budget quota film to be set in the past, as most films tended to have contemporary settings.Chibnall p.103
Plot During the Jacobite Rebellion, an English spy infiltrates the Clan Cameron, but falls in love with the chief's daughter.
Cast Gwenllian Gill as Alison Barry Clifton as Colonel Stafford Bruce Seton as Murray Richard Hayward as Fassiefern Ben Williams as Rushton Kenneth McLaglen as Donald Rani Waller as Myrat Francis de Wolff as Hawley
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Bibliography Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007. Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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