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The Proud Valley (1940)

04/06/1940 Drama 1h 16m
62%
User
Score
6.7/10

Overview

In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice when a pit disaster threatens.

Alfredda Brilliant

Story

Pen Tennyson

Director

Herbert Marshall

Story

Louis Golding

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

David Goliath

Rachel Thomas

Rachel Thomas

Mrs. Parry

Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

Dick Parry

Simon Lack

Simon Lack

Emlyn Parry

Dilys Thomas

Dilys Thomas

Dilys Parry

Edward Rigby

Edward Rigby

Bert

Janet Johnson

Janet Johnson

Gwen Owen

Dilys Davies

Dilys Davies

Mrs. Owen

Clifford Evans

Clifford Evans

Seth Jones

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on April 4, 2024

Paul Robeson has been drafted in to add his rich bass-baritone dulcets to the gorgeous sounds of a Welsh male voice choir in this otherwise rather formulaic story. He is "David" who works down a Welsh pit that is struggling to pay it's way. When a disaster strikes, the community all but grinds to an halt. No money, no jobs, no prospects - so he and a few of his cohorts decide to walk the 200-miles to London where they hope to implore the mine's owner "Sir John" (Ronald Ward) to let them try another, much riskier, route to a possible ten thousand tons of coal. It's the singing that sets this apart - and the ensemble songs at that. From Mendelssohn to traditional and rousing themes, the audio sometimes makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. There are some underplayed political un...

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