The Proud Valley poster

Movie · 1940

The Proud Valley

Released 6 April 1940 More from 1940 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice when a pit disaster threatens.

FR·01

How old were they?

Oldest first
Edward Rigby
as Bert
61
George Merritt
as Mr. Lewis
49
Ben Williams
as Will Morgan
48
Paul Robeson
as David Goliath
41
Edward Chapman
as Dick Parry
38
Ronald Ward
as Sir John
38
Noel Howlett
as Company Clerk
37
John Glyn-Jones
as Mr. Howes - Collector
30
Leslie Phillips
as Minor Role
15
FR·02

The numbers

Computed from the cast above
46years between the oldest and youngest billed
61Edward Rigby — oldest on the call sheet
15Leslie Phillips — youngest billed
40average age of the credited cast
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