| Release Date: | Mar 1945 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Drama |
| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. |
| Runtime: | 115 min |
| Cast: | Bette Davis (Miss Lilly Moffat) Nigel Bruce (The Squire) Rhys Williams (Mr. Jones) Rosalind Ivan (Mrs. Watty) Mildred Dunnock (Miss Ronberry) Arthur Shields (Glyn Thomas) Gwyneth Hughes (Sarah Pugh) Thomas Louden (Old Tom) John Dall (Morgan Evans) Joan Lorring (Bessie Watty) Jack Owens (Tudor) William Roy (Idwal Morris) Edmund Breon (Bit Part (uncredited)) Ralph Cathey (Eddie (uncredited)) Robert Cherry (Dai Evans (uncredited)) Robert Cory (Miner in Bar (uncredited)) Elliott Dare (William Davis (uncredited)) John Dehner (Miner with pipe in bar (uncredited)) Adeline De Walt Reynolds (Old Woman Reading (uncredited)) Sarah Edwards (Mrs. Watty's Friend (uncredited)) Tony Ellis (Will Hughes (uncredited)) Billy Evans (Miner in Bar (uncredited)) Herbert Evans (Miner in Bar (uncredited)) Margaret Hoffman (Militant Corps woman (uncredited)) David Hughes (Miner in Bar (uncredited)) Brandon Hurst (Lewellyn Powell (uncredited)) George Mathews (Trap Driver (uncredited)) Leonard Mudie (Station Master (uncredited)) Stub Mussellman (Bit Part (uncredited)) Robert Regent (Rhys Norman (uncredited)) Gene Ross (Gwilym Jones (uncredited)) Bert Speiser (Bit Part (uncredited)) Leslie Vincent (John Owen (uncredited)) Jack Watt (Squire's Groom (uncredited)) Rhoda Williams (Wylodine (uncredited)) |
Schoolteacher Lilly Moffat is dismayed by conditions in a Welsh mining town. She sets up a school to teach fundamental education to the villagers. Her housekeeper and daughter oppose the project, as does the local Squire who will not rent her space. Using part of her own home, she goes ahead with Miss Moffat's School. One of her students Morgan Evans turns from bully to brilliant student.
