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Based on the novel of the same name by A.J. Cronin, this British drama presents the hardships faced by a coal-mining village. Local boy Davey Fenwick goes off to attend university, with hopes of helping his home town in the political arena, but he returns as a schoolteacher, along with his restless wife, Jenny. When Jenny's ex-boyfriend, the ambitious Joe Gowlan, reappears, it leads directly to a clash with Davey.
Original Release
01/22/1940
US Release
07/23/1941
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Redgrave | Davey Fenwick |
Margaret Lockwood | Jenny Sunley |
Emlyn Williams | Joe Gowlan |
Nancy Price | Martha Fenwick / Martha Fenwick - Davey's mother |
Allan Jeayes | Richard Barras / Richard Barras - the mine owner |
Edward Rigby | Robert Fenwick / Robert Fenwick - Davey's father |
Linden Travers | Mrs. Laura Millington |
Cecil Parker | Stanley Millington |
Milton Rosmer | Harry Nugent, MP |
George Carney | Slogger Gowlan |
Directors
Writers
A.J. Cronin, J.B. Williams, A. Coppel
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Redgrave | Davey Fenwick |
Margaret Lockwood | Jenny Sunley |
Emlyn Williams | Joe Gowlan |
Nancy Price | Martha Fenwick / Martha Fenwick - Davey's mother |
Allan Jeayes | Richard Barras / Richard Barras - the mine owner |
Edward Rigby | Robert Fenwick / Robert Fenwick - Davey's father |
Linden Travers | Mrs. Laura Millington |
Cecil Parker | Stanley Millington |
Milton Rosmer | Harry Nugent, MP |
George Carney | Slogger Gowlan |
Ivor Barnard | Wept |
Olga Lindo | Mrs. Sunley |
Desmond Tester | Hughie Fenwick / Hughie Fenwick - Davey's brother |
David Markham | Arthur Barras / Arthur Barras - Barras' son |
Aubrey Mallalieu | Hudspeth |
Kynaston Reeves | Strother |
Clive Baxter | Pat Reedy |
James Harcourt | Will |
Frederick Burtwell | Union Official |
Dorothy Hamilton | Mrs. Reedy |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Isadore Goldsmith | Producer |
Maurice J. Wilson | Producer |