Transatlantic Tunnel

(1935)

94 minutes

Drama / Science Fiction

Directed by Maurice Elvey

Cast:

Richard Dix as Richard 'Mack' McAllan 
Leslie Banks as Frederick 'Robbie' Robbins 
Madge Evans as Ruth McAllan 
Helen Vinson as Varlia Lloyd 
C. Aubrey Smith as Lloyd 
Basil Sydney as Mostyn 
Henry Oscar as Grellier 
Hilda Trevelyan as Mary 
Cyril Raymond as Harriman 
Jimmy Hanley as Geoffrey McAllan 
George Arliss as Prime Minister of Great Britain 
Walter Huston as President of the United States  

Richard McAllan and Frederick Robinson are engineers who receive financial support for an enormous project that consists of building an underwater tunnel from England to America . Varlia Lloyd, daughter of one of the backers, is a huge supporter of Robinson as well as Richard’s wife, Ruth. Richard being away all the time on the project puts a stain on their marriage as well as his relationship with their son. The project continues to proceed as Richard’s marriage and his friendship with Robinson disintegrate.