The Gorbals Story (1950)
A successful artist recalls his life in the tenements of the Glasgow slums. In flashback his recalls the events and characters he shared with in a slum tenement building.
- Date of release
- 1950-01-31
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- David McKane
Casting
- Howard Connell — Wullie Mutrie
- Marjorie Thomson — Jean Mutrie
- Betty Henderson — Peggy Anderson
- Sybil Thomson — Magdalene
- Eveline Garrett — Mrs. Reilly
- Russell Hunter — Johnnie Martin
- Roddy McMillan — Hector
- Isobel Campbell — Nora Reilly
- Jack Stewart — Peter Reilly
- Carl Williamson — Francis Porter
- Lothar Lewinsohn — Ahmed
- Ian Dalgliesh — Dr Andrews
Interesting facts
The Gorbals Story is a 1950 British second feature ('B') film directed by David MacKane and starring Howard Connell, Marjorie Thomson and Betty Henderson. It was written by MacKane based on the 1946 play The Gorbals Story by Robert McLeish. The film is a melodrama about a young man desperate to escape the slums of Glasgow.
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