Moonfleet (1955, USA) C-87m. SCOPE *** D: Fritz Lang. Starring Stewart Granger, George Sanders, Joan Greenwood, Viveca Lindfors, Jon Whiteley. Alan Napier, Jack Elam. Beautifully filmed adventure drama about penniless orphan Whiteley, who comes to title castle and is taken in by smuggler Granger and his crew. Granger develops a liking for the boy, whereas his men consider him a danger to their operations. Film doesn't hold up due to listless plotting, but should be watched alone for its striking cinematography (by Robert Planck), which lends the film a dark, brooding atmosphere. Director Lang reportedly disliked this project. Based on a novel by J. Meade Falkner, but seems more like Dickens or Hawthorne. Filmed in 2.55:1 CinemaScope. Score by Miklós Rósza.