Song of the Forge
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{{Infobox film
| name = Song of the Forge
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| director = Henry Edwards
| producer = {{ubl|Norman Hope-Bell|Wilfred Noy}}
| writer = {{ubl|J.D. Lewin|H. Fowler Mear}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Stanley Holloway|Lawrence Grossmith|Davy Burnaby}}
| music = Horace Sheldon
| cinematography = Desmond Dickinson
| editing = Challis Sanderson
| studio = Butcher's Film Service
| distributor = Butcher's Film Service
| released = {{Film date|1937|05|01|df=yes}}
| runtime = 82 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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Song of the Forge is a 1937 British musical film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Stanley Holloway, Lawrence Grossmith and Eleanor Fayre.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114073711/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/51491 BFI.org] The screenplay concerns an elderly blacksmith who refuses assistance from his wealthy son in spite of his own poverty.
It was made at Cricklewood Studios by Butcher's Film Service.Wood p.97
Cast
- Stanley Holloway as Joe / Sir William Barrett
- Lawrence Grossmith as Den Dalton
- Eleanor Fayre as Sylvia Brent
- Davy Burnaby as Auctioneer
- C. Denier Warren as Farmer George
- Arthur Chesney as Huckleberry
- Aubrey Fitzgerald as Oldest Inhabitant
- Hal Walters as Sam Tucker
- Charles Hayes as Mayor
- Ian Wilson as Albert Meek
- Hay Plumb as Assistant
- Bruce Gordon as Ted Salter
References
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0149002}}
{{Henry Edwards}}
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:British musical films
Category:Films directed by Henry Edwards
Category:Films shot at Cricklewood Studios
Category:English-language musical films
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