Flame in the Heather

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.^[1] It was fairly unusual as a low-budget quota film to be set in the past, as most films tended to have contemporary settings.^[2]

During the Jacobite Rebellion,^{[clarification needed]} an English spy infiltrates the Clan Cameron, but falls in love with the chief's daughter.

• 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

• 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.

• Flame in the Heather at IMDb

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