The Glittering Sword

A boy travels to the city to look for his father, and gets caught up in quest to find a magical sword that will end war. Made in 1929 by the pupils and teachers of Altrincham County High School, written and directed by their schoolmaster Ronald Gow. Filmed in Dartmouth, it opened at the Altrincham Picture Theatre on 29th November 1929, and was distributed across the UK.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Fantasy

Duration:

32 minutes

Year:

1929

Director:

Ronald Gow

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Company:

Altrincham County High School

Cast:
Arnold Whitehead

The Boy

Tommy Hampson

The King

L. Galloway

The Chancellor

A.I. Gregory

The Devil

H. Mitchell

Death

Crew:
Ronald Gow

Director

Ronald Gow

Screenplay

Robert A. Bullivant

Art Direction

Harry Killick

Set Designer

Jack Williams

Director of Photography