Hard Steel
Hard Steel is a 1942 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Betty Stockfeld and John Stuart. It was written by Lydia Hayward based on the 1938 novel Steel Saraband by Roger Dataller. The film was one of four made by G.H.W. Productions backed by the Rank Organisation.
Plot
An ambitious steel worker is appointed to run his local steel mill. He soon outrages the employees with his ruthless behaviour – and his negligence leads to the accidental death of one of the workers. As the Second World War breaks out he realises what he has become, and seeks a chance of redemption.
More details
| author | Lydia Hayward Roger Dataller |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | England |
| director | Norman Walker |
| editor | Sam Simmonds |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | accidental death steel mill steel worker world war |
| musicBy | Percival Mackey |
| producer | James B. Sloan |
| productionCompany | G.H.W. Productions |
| publisher | General Film Distributors |