The Glittering Sword

  • Genre: Fantasy
  • Run time: 32 min
  • Premiere: 1929. September 29.

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.

Discover

Tommy Hampson

The King

L. Galloway

The Chancellor

A.I. Gregory

The Devil

A.D. Onkey

A Donkey

Art

Harry Killick

Set Designer

Robert A. Bullivant

Art Direction

Camera

Jack Williams

Director of Photography

Directing

Ronald Gow

Director

Production

George Airey

Production Manager

Writing

Ronald Gow

Screenplay

Art

Harry Killick

Set Designer

Robert A. Bullivant

Art Direction

Camera

Jack Williams

Director of Photography

Directing

Ronald Gow

Director

Production

George Airey

Production Manager

Writing

Ronald Gow

Screenplay