What are the key story phases in Red Ensign?

The story of Red Ensign progresses through these phases: The Radical Vision, Financial Siege, Sabotage and Desperation, Triumph and Justice.

How does Red Ensign end?

In the final act ("Triumph and Justice"): Manning faces manslaughter charges while Barr witnesses the successful launch of the SS David Barr. The protagonist's vision ultimately prevails.

Red Ensign (1934) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Red Ensign
Genre: drama
Released: 1934
Rating: 6

Plot Analysis Summary

A shipbuilder's innovative design faces corporate sabotage, financial ruin, and legal peril before achieving triumph.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Radical Vision

Financial Siege

Sabotage and Desperation

Triumph and Justice

David Barr is the manager and chief designer of a British shipyard in decline. The shipyard is in financial trouble but Barr has a design for a new ship that will save them all. Can he get the ship built in spite of the opposition from his own bankers as well as the rival shipbuilders and their infiltrated militants.

Directed by

Michael Powell

Key Cast

Leslie Banks — David Barr
Carol Goodner — June MacKinnon
Frank Vosper — Lord Dean
Alfred Drayton — Manning
Campbell Gullan — Hannay

Rating: 6/10 (8 votes)