The Brave Don't Cry

The Brave Don't Cry (1952)

At Balloch Moss mine in Scotland, water comes through a seam bringing a torrent of mud into the mine and flooding the pit shaft, resulting in 118 men being trapped, with nine missing. The only means by which the rescue team can bring the men out is through some old abandoned workings which are now full of gas and thus will cause delays in any rescue attempt.

Date of release
1952-08-01
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Drama
Director
Philip Leacock

Casting

Interesting facts

The Brave Don't Cry is a 1952 British drama film directed by Philip Leacock and starring John Gregson, Meg Buchanan and John Rae. The film depicts the events of September 1950 at the Knockshinnoch Castle colliery in Scotland, where 129 men were trapped by a landslide. It was shot at Southall Studios and was also known by the alternative title Knockshinnoch Story. The filmmakers used actors from the Glasgow Citizens Theatre. It was screened at the Venice Film Festival in September 1952.

Production

It was originally known as What God Forgot. John Grierson head of Group 3 Films called the script "one of the most moving I have read for years".

The song used at the start and the end is Kishmul's Galley, a traditional Scots song.

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