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The Corn Is Green is a 1938 play by Welsh dramatist Emlyn Williams, based on his own childhood in a coal-mining village. It tells the story of a school teacher who helps a young miner pursue his education and ambitions.
A 1945 film based on a play by Emlyn Williams, starring Bette Davis as a schoolteacher who helps a miner's son pursue his education. The film was nominated for two Oscars and features John Dall, Nigel Bruce and Rosalind Ivan.
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- Irving Rapper
- 1945-07-14
The Corn Is Green is a drama film starring Bette Davis as a schoolteacher in a Welsh coal mining town. It is based on a play by Emlyn Williams, which was also adapted for TV with Katharine Hepburn.
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A classic drama film based on a play by Emlyn Williams, starring Bette Davis as a teacher who helps a miner's son go to Oxford. Learn more about the cast, crew, awards, and clips of this 1945 Warner Bros. production.
- Irving Rapper, Joe Cramer, Robert Vreeland
- Bette Davis
Academy Award winner Bette Davis stars as a schoolteacher determined to help the people of a turn-of-the-century Welsh mining town. Discouraged by students who don't believe knowledge will help ...
A schoolteacher in a Welsh mining village tries to educate a talented young miner and get him into Oxford. She faces opposition from the mine owners, the squire, and the girl who seduces him.
A film adaptation of Emlyn Williams' stage play about a Welsh schoolteacher who fosters a miner's son's talent for coal mining. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and other crew members who worked on this classic drama.