Campbell's Kingdom
Hammond Innes' novel of the same name was adapted for the screen. On the death of his grandfather Bruce Campbell (Dirk Bogarde) inherits "Campbell's Kingdom" in the Canadian Rockies. Due to an unknown fatal condition, he resolves to see if he can uncover the oil that his grandfather claimed to be present on his land in order to clear his family's name after their oil exploration company went bankrupt and he was wrongfully convicted guilty of fraud. When the dam is completed, the "Kingdom" will be flooded. Owen Morgan (Stanley Baker) is the CEO of a dam-building corporation. In order to establish that the oil is there, it's a race against time.
Released: 1957-09-03