The Stars Look Down (1940)
Note: this print runs 94 minutes against a recorded 110 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Michael Redgrave, Margaret Lockwood, Emlyn Williams, Nancy Price, Linden Travers, Cecil Parker, Edward Rigby, Kynaston Reeves
Directed by Carol Reed
The Stars Look Down is a British film from 1940, based on A. J. Cronin's 1935 novel of the same title, about injustices in a mining town in North East England. The film, co-scripted by Cronin and directed by Carol Reed, stars Michael Redgrave as Davey Fenwick and Margaret Lockwood as Jenny Sunley. The film is a New York Times Critics' Pick and is listed in The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.
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