Overview
1940s British realist film about the life and struggles of a family in a Welsh mining town.
Director and cast
- Jill Craigie Director
- Emrys Jones as Tom Thomas
- Gwynneth Vaughan as Olwen Williams
- Rachel Thomas as Gwyneth Williams
- Anthony Pendrell as Alfred Collins
- Prysor Williams as Ted Williams
- Ernest Berk as Leon Kavichinoff
- Pauline Bentley as Phyllis
- Dan Bevan as Doctor
- Phil Burton as Mr Llewellyn
- Madoline Thomas as Granny
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