Available on DCP
November 21 – 22 New York, NY FILM FORUM
as a part of "Once More With Ealing"
United Kingdom, 1940
Director: Pen Tennyson
Producer: Michael Balcon, Sergei Nolbandov
Cast: Paul Robeson, Edward Champan, Simon Lack
Screenwriter: Pen Tennyson, Jack Jones, Louis Golding
Based on the story by Herbert Marshall and Alfredda Brilliant
Cinematography: Roy Kellino, Glen MacWilliams
Genre: Drama
Black & White
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Language: English
Running Time: 76 minutes
Synopsis:
David Goliath (Paul Robeson) travels to Wales and, after impressing local leader Dick Parry (Edward Chapman) with his singing talent, gains employment at a coal mine. When an accidental explosion claims Parry's life and closes the mine, David joins the man's family in a quest to re-open the mine and bring the village back to life.
