Campbell's Kingdom
Based on the novel by Hammond Innes of the same title. Bruce Campbell (Dirk Bogarde) inherits "Campbell's Kingdom" in the Canadian Rockies when his grandfather passes away. He has been diagnosed with an undetermined terminal illness and resolves to try to find the oil that his grandfather believed to be on his land in order to clear his family's name; his grandfather was wrongfully convicted of fraud after his oil exploration company failed. Owen Morgan (Stanley Baker) is the CEO of a business building a dam that, when completed, will flood the "Kingdom." It is a race against time to demonstrate the presence of oil before the dam is built.
Released: 1957-09-03