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Valley of Song (1953)
Director: Gilbert Gunn
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From Time Out Film Guide
Who will sing the contralto role in The Messiah? Two families, the Davies and the Lloyds, fall to feuding in this small-town Welsh comedy based on Cliff Gordon's successful radio play Choir Practice. Sub-Ealing whimsy memorable for Rachel Roberts' debut as gossip Bessie the Milk.Author: GM
Cast & crew
Director: Gilbert Gunn
Producer: Vaughan N Dean
Cast: Mervyn Johns, Clifford Evans, Maureen Swanson, John Fraser, Rachel Thomas, Rachel Roberts, Kenneth Williams, Alun Owen full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 74 mins
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