I watched this a few nights ago on the Syfy channel after suffering from some insomnia; Standard B movie American disaster TV fare movie produced on a low budget. Good for insomnia sufferers!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35NtRC121FwA Classic B&W film from 1949 about how a Scottish Island Community responds to a terrible disaster during World War 2.
I would also check out the following;
Scott of the Antarctic (1948) or How to fail miserably with stiff upper lip (Frozen)