Song of the Forge

1937 British film

J.D. Lewin
H. Fowler Mear

Produced by

Norman Hope-Bell
Wilfred Noy

Starring

Stanley Holloway
Lawrence Grossmith
Davy Burnaby

CinematographyDesmond DickinsonEdited byChallis SandersonMusic byHorace Sheldon

Production
company

Butcher's Film Service

Distributed byButcher's Film Service

Release date

1 May 1937 (1937-05-01)

Running time

82 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Song of the Forge is a 1937 British musical film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Stanley Holloway, Lawrence Grossmith and Eleanor Fayre.^[1] 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.^[2]

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

^ BFI.org
^ Wood p.97

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

Song of the Forge at IMDb

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Doorsteps (1916)
East Is East (1916)
Merely Mrs. Stubbs (1917)
If Thou Wert Blind (1917)
Broken Threads (1917)
The Failure (1917)
What's the Use of Grumbling (1918)
Towards the Light (1918)
The Poet's Windfall (1918)
The Hanging Judge (1918)
The City of Beautiful Nonsense (1919)
Possession (1919)
His Dearest Possession (1919)
The Kinsman (1919)
The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss (1920)
John Forrest Finds Himself (1920)
Aylwin (1920)
A Temporary Vagabond (1920)
Tit for Tat (1921)
The Lunatic at Large (1921)
The Bargain (1921)
Simple Simon (1922)
Lily of the Alley (1923)
Boden's Boy (1923)
The Naked Man (1923)
The World of Wonderful Reality (1924)
Owd Bob (1924)
King of the Castle (1925)
A Girl of London (1925)
The Island of Despair (1926)
One Colombo Night (1926)
The Girl in the Night (1931)
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Brother Alfred (1932)
The Flag Lieutenant (1932)
The Barton Mystery (1932)
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One Precious Year (1933)
Lord of the Manor (1933)
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Purse Strings (1933)
The Lash (1934)
The Man Who Changed His Name (1934)
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Are You a Mason? (1934)
The Rocks of Valpre (1935)
The Lad (1935)
D'Ye Ken John Peel? (1935)
Vintage Wine (1935)
Squibs (1935)
The Private Secretary (1935)
Scrooge (1935)
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In the Soup (1936)
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