
Film
The Stars Look Down
1940 · 1h 50m · Drama
FROM THE PEN OF "THE CITADEL'S" BOLD AUTHOR!
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Overview
Davey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to better support the miners against the owners. But he falls in love with Jenny who gets him to marry her and return home as local schoolteacher before finishing his degree.
Cast

Michael Redgrave
Davey Fenwick

Margaret Lockwood
Jenny Sunley

Emlyn Williams
Joe Gowlan

Nancy Price
Martha Fenwick - Davey's mother

Allan Jeayes
Richard Barras - the mine owner

Edward Rigby
Robert Fenwick - Davey's father

Desmond Tester
Hughie Fenwick - Davey's brother
David Markham
Arthur Barras - Barras' son

Cecil Parker
Stanley Millington

Linden Travers
Mrs. Laura Millington

Milton Rosmer
Harry Nugent, MP

George Carney
Slogger Gowlan

Ivor Barnard
Wept

Olga Lindo
Mrs. Sunley

Aubrey Mallalieu
Hudspeth

Kynaston Reeves
Strother
Crew
- Carol ReedDirector
- J.B. WilliamsScreenplay
- A.J. CroninNovel
- Isadore GoldsmithProducer
- Mutz GreenbaumDirector of Photography
- Hans MayOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- January 22, 1940
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Drama
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