Release Date: 1945-09-01
Overview: In this modest drama, set during World War II, two rival boat families battle it out for supremacy.
Rating: 6.9 / 10
Jenny Laird
as Mary Smith
Bill Blewitt
as Pa Smith
May Hallatt
as Ma Smith
Robert Griffiths
as Ted Stoner
Madoline Thomas
as Mrs. Stoner
Charles Crichton - Director
Michael Balcon - Producer
John Greenwood - Music
Leslie Allen - Editor
Stephen Black - Writer
This is actually quite a gently enjoyable piece of cinematic nostalgia. It depicts the life of "Mary" (Jenny Laird) and "Ted" (Robert Griffiths) whose families live onboard canal boats. Once the lifeb...