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	\| caption = Original British quad poster		\| caption = Original British quad poster
	\| director = [[Gilbert Gunn]]		\| director = [[Gilbert Gunn]]

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	~~{{Gilbert Gunn}}~~

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{{Short description|1953 British film by Gilbert Gunn}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Valley of Song
| image = Valley_of_Song_(1953_film).jpg
| caption = Original British quad poster
| director = [[Gilbert Gunn]]
| producer = Vaughan N. Dean
| screenplay = Phil Park<br>Cliff Gordon
| based_on = the play ''Choir Practice'' by Cliff Gordon
| starring = [[Mervyn Johns]]<br>[[Clifford Evans (actor)|Clifford Evans]]<br>[[Rachel Thomas (actress)|Rachel Thomas]]
| music = Robert Gill
| cinematography = [[Lionel Banes]]
| editing = [[Richard Best (film editor)|Richard Best]]
| studio = [[Associated British Picture Corporation]]
| distributor = [[Associated British-Pathé]] {{small|(UK)}}
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1953|04|13|UK}} <ref name="Art & Hue">{{cite web|url=https://artandhue.com/75-years-of-choir-practice/|title=75 Years of Choir Practice |work=Art & Hue |date=2021 |access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref>
| runtime = 72 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
}}
'''''Valley of Song''''' is a 1953 British [[comedy film|comedy]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Gilbert Gunn]] and starring [[Mervyn Johns]], [[Clifford Evans (actor)|Clifford Evans]], [[Maureen Swanson]] and the London Welsh Association Choral Society.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/56301|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117233939/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/56301|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-17|title=Valley of Song (1953)|publisher=}}</ref> It marked the film debut of actress [[Rachel Roberts (actress)|Rachel Roberts]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/rachel-roberts-p60655/filmography | title=Rachel Roberts | Movies and Filmography }}</ref> It was released in the U.S. as '''''Men Are Children Twice'''''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/valley-of-song-v115386|title=Valley of Song (1953) - Gilbert Gunn - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref>

==Premise==
Fierce rivalries flare to the surface in a small [[Wales|Welsh]] town over a coveted role in the local choir.

==Cast==
* [[Mervyn Johns]] as Minister Griffiths
* [[Clifford Evans (actor)|Clifford Evans]] as Geraint Llewellyn
* [[Maureen Swanson]] as Olwen Davies
* [[John Fraser (actor)|John Fraser]] as Cliff Lloyd
* [[Rachel Thomas (actress)|Rachel Thomas]] as Mrs. Lloyd
* Betty Cooper as Mrs. Davies
* [[Rachel Roberts (actress)|Rachel Roberts]] as Bessie Lewis
* [[Hugh Pryse]] as Lloyd, Undertaker
* [[Edward Evans (actor)|Edward Evans]] as Davies
* [[Kenneth Williams]] as Lloyd the Haulage
* [[Alun Owen]] as Pritchard
* [[Ronald Lewis (actor)|Ronald Lewis]] as Uncredited role
* [[Desmond Llewelyn]] as Lloyd the Schoolmaster

==Production==
Filmed on location in [[Carmarthenshire]] in 1952, as well as at [[Elstree Studios (Shenley Road)|Elstree Studios]], ''Valley of Song'' marks the first film appearance of [[Rachel Roberts (actress)|Rachel Roberts]] and the first film credit of [[Kenneth Williams]], both of whom worked together in Swansea repertory theatre in 1950 under the directorship of [[Clifford Evans (actor)|Clifford Evans]], who also stars in the film.<ref name="Art & Hue" />

==Release==
After the initial trade screening to cinema bookers on 26 February 1953, ''Valley of Song'' had four simultaneous World premieres in Wales, opening at cinemas in Cardiff, Newport, Merthyr Tydfil, and Swansea, all on 13 April 1953.<ref name="Art & Hue" />

==Critical reception==
''Eye for Film'' noted "an enjoyable if somewhat low-key story which, at 72 minutes in length, would make for a suitably harmonious Sunday afternoon. From the whistle of the steam trains, to the film’s score, provided courtesy of the London Welsh Association Choral Society, Valley Of Song is a pleasing if utterly unchallenging delight."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/valley-of-song-1953-film-review-by-merlin-harries|title=Valley Of Song (1953) Movie Review from Eye for Film|website=www.eyeforfilm.co.uk}}</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0046490}}

{{Gilbert Gunn}}

[[Category:1953 films]]
[[Category:1953 comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:British comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Films shot at Associated British Studios]]
[[Category:Films set in Wales]]
[[Category:Films directed by Gilbert Gunn]]
[[Category:British black-and-white films]]
[[Category:1950s English-language films]]
[[Category:1950s British films]]

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