United Kingdom / Jan 22, 1940
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Clive Baxter | Pat Reedy |
| James Harcourt | Will |
| Frederick Burtwell | Union Official |
| Dorothy Hamilton | Mrs. Reedy |
| Frank Atkinson | Miner |
| David Horne | Mr. Wilkins |
| Edmund Willard | Mr. Ramage |
| Ben Williams | Harry Brace |
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| Scott Harrold | Headmaster Strother |
| Lionel Barrymore | Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice) |
| Howard Douglas | Miner at Rescue |
| Cameron Hall | Cinema Commissionaire |
| Bryan Herbert | Man Outside Football Ground |
| Vincent Holman | 1st Arresting Policeman |
| Roddy Hughes | Union Committee Member |
| Mike Johnson | Looting Miner |
| Vi Kaley | Old Woman at Looting |
| Laurence Kitchin | Dickie - Butcher's Boy |
| Charles Rolfe | 2nd Arresting Policeman |
| D.J. Williams | Union Committee Chairman |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Stars Look Down |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Grafton Films |
| Release date | 22 gennaio 1940 |
| Production | Isadore Goldsmith |
| Writer | A.J. Cronin, J.B. Williams |
| Cinematography | Mutz Greenbaum |
| Assistant directors | Carol Reed |
| Camera operators | Mutz Greenbaum |
| Additional photography | Mutz Greenbaum |
| Music | Hans May |
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| Sound | Hans May |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Sweden / Sep 16, 1940
United States / Jul 23, 1941 / NR
XC / Apr 05, 1946
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