The Proud Valley
1940 | 76m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Pen Tennyson |
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| Writer: | Pen Tennyson, Louis Golding, Herbert Marshall, Alfredda Brilliant |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 06, 1940 |
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| Director: | Pen Tennyson |
| Writer: | Pen Tennyson, Louis Golding, Herbert Marshall, Alfredda Brilliant |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | wales, mining town, coal mining |
| Production Companies | Ealing Studios, CAPAD |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Paul Robeson | David Goliath |
| Rachel Thomas | Mrs. Parry |
| Edward Chapman | Dick Parry |
| Simon Lack | Emlyn Parry |
| Dilys Thomas | Dilys Parry |
| Edward Rigby | Bert |
| Janet Johnson | Gwen Owen |
| Dilys Davies | Mrs. Owen |
| Clifford Evans | Seth Jones |
| Allan Jeayes | Mr. Trevor |
| George Merritt | Mr. Lewis |
| Edward Lexy | Commissionaire |
| John Glyn-Jones | Mr. Howes - Collector |
| Noel Howlett | Company Clerk |
| Ben Williams | Will Morgan |
| Charles Williams | Evans |
| Ronald Ward | Sir John |
| Roddy Hughes | Lloyd - Miner |
| Harry Terry | Miner |
| Mike Johnson | Cage Operator |
| Edward Keyes | Minor Role |
| Leslie Phillips | Minor Role |
| Grant Sutherland | Minor Role |
| Babette Washington | Minor Role |
| Jack Jones | Thomas |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Pen Tennyson | Screenplay, Director |
| Louis Golding | Screenplay |
| Roy Kellino | Cinematography |
| Glen MacWilliams | Cinematography |
| Ray Pitt | Editor |
| Wilfred Shingleton | Art Direction |
| Heinrich Heitfeld | Makeup Artist |
| Frederick James | Production Manager |
| L. C. Rudkin | Assistant Director |
| Stephen Dalby | Sound Recordist |
| Jeff Seaholme | Camera Operator |
| Wilfrid Newton | Still Photographer |
| Herbert Marshall | Story |
| Alfredda Brilliant | Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Balcon | Producer |
| Sergei Nolbandov | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
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 make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. There are some underplayed political under-tones, and one or two racial ones too at the beginning, but for the most part this is a testament to community strength, loyalty and determination that is worth a watch.