And that's about it really. Lots of shots of waves, gulls and fish gutting. Due to the limitations of sound equipment at the time the sound track is an abstract mixture of sea shanty, engine noises and incomprehensible cries from the sailors. Despite this novelty, it's a dull trip. Lilli Palmer provides the love interest.
Script adapt .
Probably the best Dickens adaptation in cinema. Like the book the first third is the best but the rest is still pretty good. Script adapt . It opens with hands at a typewriter as Cockerill types out what will be his resignation letter. On closer inspection he turns out to be played by an almost unrecognisable Moore Marriott .