Valley of Song (1953)
Director: Gilbert Gunn
Movie review
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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