The Dark Light is a 1951 British second feature[1] thriller film directed and written by Vernon Sewell and starring Albert Lieven, David Greene and Norman Macowan.

[2] The crew of a lighthouse take in what they assume to be the survivors of a shipwreck, but who turn out to be criminals on the run after a bank robbery.

"[4] Picturegoer wrote: "An untidy and dilatory production with a lighthouse as the main setting.

"[6] The Radio Times called it "dismal" writing: "Quota quickie veteran Vernon Sewell gets matters off to a promising start as a desperate gang of bank robbers are rescued from the stormy sea by a lighthouse crew.

By tossing away the dramatic possibilities of the claustrophobic setting, however, he is unable to sustain more than a modicum of tension as the crew begin scheming to keep the swag for themselves, rather than let justice take its course.