How Green Was My Valley (film)

How Green Was My Valley
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Ford
Screenplay byPhilip Dunne
Based onHow Green Was My Valley
1939 novel
by Richard Llewellyn
Produced byDarryl F. Zanuck
Starring
CinematographyArthur C. Miller
Edited byJames B. Clark
Music byAlfred Newman
Production
company
Distributed byTwentieth Century Fox
Release date
  • October 28, 1941 (1941-10-28)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Welsh
Budget$800,000[1]
Box office$2.4 million[2]

How Green Was My Valley is a 1941 American drama film directed by John Ford, adapted by Philip Dunne from the 1939 novel of the same title by Richard Llewellyn. It stars Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee, Donald Crisp, and a young Roddy McDowall.

It tells the story of the Morgans, a hard-working Welsh mining family, from the point of view of the youngest child Huw, who lives with his affectionate and kind parents as well as his sister and five brothers, in the South Wales Valleys during the late Victorian era. The story chronicles life in the South Wales coalfields, the loss of that way of life and its effects on the family.

The fictional village in the film is based on Gilfach Goch,[3] where Llewellyn spent many summers visiting his grandfather, and it served as the inspiration for the novel.[3] The author had claimed that he based the book on his own personal experiences but this was found to be untrue after his death; Llewellyn was English-born and spent little time in Wales, though he was of Welsh descent.[4] Llewellyn gathered material for the novel from conversations with local mining families in Gilfach Goch.[4]

It was nominated for ten Academy Awards, winning five,[5] famously beating Citizen Kane, Sergeant York and The Maltese Falcon for Best Picture, while Ford won for Best Director, Donald Crisp for Best Supporting Actor, Arthur Miller for Best Cinematography, and Richard Day, Nathan H. Juran and Thomas Little for Best Black-and-White Art Direction-Interior Decoration. In 1990, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[6][7] The Academy Film Archive preserved How Green Was My Valley in 1998.[8]

Plot

The Welsh mining village of How Green Was My Valley

The Morgans are a mining family in the South Wales Valleys during the late Victorian era. Huw, the youngest son of Gwilym Morgan, walks home with his father to meet his mother, Beth. His older brothers, Ianto, Ivor, Davy, Gwilym Jr., and Owen all work in the coal mines with their father, while sister Angharad keeps house with their mother. Huw's childhood is idyllic; the town, not yet overrun with mining spoil, is beautiful, the household is warm and loving, and the miners sing as they walk home (in this case "Cwm Rhondda"). Huw is smitten with Bronwyn, a girl engaged to be married to his eldest brother, Ivor. At the boisterous wedding party Angharad meets the new preacher, Mr. Gruffydd, and there is an obvious mutual attraction.

Trouble begins when the mine owner decreases wages, and the miners strike in protest. Gwilym's attempt to mediate by not endorsing a strike estranges him from the other miners as well as his older sons, who leave home. Beth interrupts a late night meeting of the strikers, threatening to kill anyone who harms her husband. She and Huw head across the fields in a snowstorm in the dark to return home. On their way home the strikers hear Huw calling for help. They rescue Beth and Huw from the river. Beth has temporarily lost the use of her legs and the doctor fears that Huw, who has also lost the use of his legs, will never walk again. He eventually recovers with the help of Mr. Gruffydd, which further endears the latter to Angharad.

The strike is eventually settled, and Gwilym and his sons reconcile, yet many miners have lost their jobs. The exceptionally beautiful Angharad is courted by the mine owner's son, Iestyn Evans (Marten Lamont), though she loves Mr. Gruffydd. Mr. Gruffydd loves her too, to the malicious delight of the gossipy townswomen, but cannot bear to subject her to the hard, spartan life of an impoverished minister of religion. Angharad submits to a loveless marriage to Evans, and they relocate out of the country.

Huw begins school at a nearby village. Abused by other boys, he is taught to fight by boxer Dai Bando and his crony, Cyfartha. After a beating by the cruel teacher Mr. Jonas, Dai Bando avenges Huw with an impromptu boxing display on Mr. Jonas to the delight of his pupils.

Bronwyn learns Ivor has been killed in a mine accident. The shock causes her to go into labor and she gives birth to a son. Later, two of Morgan's sons are dismissed in favor of less experienced, cheaper laborers. With no job prospects, they leave to seek their fortunes abroad. Huw is awarded a scholarship to university, but to his father's dismay he refuses it to work in the mines. He relocates with Bronwyn, to help provide for her and her child.

When Angharad returns without her husband, vicious gossip of an impending divorce spreads through the town. It is eventually announced there will be a meeting of the Deacons - the governing council of the local Calvinistic Methodist chapel - to discuss, denounce and excommunicate Angharad. This prospect enrages Mr. Gruffydd, for he knows she has done nothing other than return home from Cape Town without her husband. After condemning the Deacon's small-mindedness, he storms out before the meeting intent on leaving the town.

That evening, the alarm whistle sounds, signaling another mine disaster. Several men are injured, and Gwilym and others are trapped in a cave-in. Mr Gruffydd catches sight of Angharad, who has rushed to the mine for word of her father. As she looks pleadingly at him, he calls, "Who is for Gwilym Morgan and the others?" Young Huw, Mr. Gruffydd, and Dai Bando descend with other volunteers to rescue the remaining miners. Gwilym and his son are briefly re-united before he succumbs to his injuries.

Above, in the cold of light dawn, the women of the family - Angharad, Bronwyn and Beth Morgan - have stood vigil all night; the sound of the pulley announces the lift is returning from the depths of the mine. Huw is cradling his father's body, his coal-blackened face devoid of youthful innocence.

Cast

Production

The script was written by Philip Dunne. He later recalled reading the original novel "in horror, turgid stuff, long speeches about Welsh coal miners on strike."[9]

William Wyler, the original director, saw the screen test of McDowall and chose him for the part. Wyler was replaced by John Ford. Fox wanted to shoot the movie in Wales in Technicolor, but it was impossible to do so during World War II. Instead, Ford had the studio build an 80-acre authentic replica of a Welsh mining town at Brent's Crags[10] (subsequently Crags Country Club) in the Santa Monica Mountains near Malibu, California.[11]

John Ford originally hired Rhys Williams, the film's Welsh dialect coach, to record the film’s narration as Older Huw. Shortly before release, he had the narration re-dubbed by Irving Pichel, afraid that audiences might recognize Williams’ voice from his onscreen role as Dai Bando and be confused.[12] Williams’ narration was still used in some prints of the film, including the original British release, and he’s credited as such on some secondary sources.[10]

Reception

Stone inscription for How Green Was My Valley at Ford's statue in Portland, Maine.

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, How Green Was My Valley held, as of August 2023, an approval rating of 93% based on 87 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Nostalgic without becoming maudlin, this working-class drama is enlivened by a terrific cast and John Ford's ineffable directorial eye."[13] On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 88 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[14] Tim Dirks of Filmsite lauded the film as "one of John Ford's masterpieces of sentimental human drama."[15]

While the opinion among the Academy Awards committee that it was 1941's Best Picture has been disputed by some later critics,[16][17] How Green Was My Valley continues to be well received in its own right and, in 1990, was added to the American National Film Registry. Academy Award-winning actor and director Clint Eastwood named it as one of his favorite movies.[18] The film has been criticized in the UK for the actors' poor accents.[19][20][21][22]

Accolades

Alternate "Style B" theatrical poster
Award Category Nominee Result
Academy Awards[23] Outstanding Motion Picture Darryl F. Zanuck Won
Best Director John Ford Won
Best Supporting Actor Donald Crisp Won
Best Supporting Actress Sara Allgood Nominated
Best Screenplay Philip Dunne Nominated
Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration – Black-and-White Richard Day, Nathan H. Juran and Thomas Little Won
Best Cinematography – Black-and-White Arthur Miller Won
Best Film Editing James B. Clark Nominated
Best Scoring of a Dramatic Picture Alfred Newman Nominated
Best Sound Recording Edmund H. Hansen Nominated
Argentine Film Critics Association Awards[24] Best Foreign Film John Ford Won
National Film Preservation Board National Film Registry Inducted
New York Film Critics Circle Awards[12] Best Director John Ford Won

American Film Institute Lists

Adaptations

How Green Was My Valley was adapted as a half-hour radio play on the March 22, 1942, broadcast of The Screen Guild Theater, with Sara Allgood, Donald Crisp, Roddy McDowall, Maureen O'Hara and Walter Pidgeon.[29][30]

It was also adapted for three one-hour broadcasts of the Lux Radio Theatre: on September 21, 1942, with Allgood, Crisp, O'Hara, McDowall and Pidgeon;[31] on March 31, 1947, with Crisp and David Niven;[32] and on September 28, 1954, with Crisp and Donna Reed.[33]

See also

References

Footnotes

Citations

  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey (1989). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, p. 241, ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1.
  2. ^ "All-time Film Rental Champs". Variety. October 15, 1990.
  3. ^ a b (February 7, 2009)"How Green Was My Valley", BBC Radio Wales. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Richard Llewellyn". BBC Wales. November 28, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  5. ^ "How Green Was My Valley". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2009. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
  6. ^ Gamarekian, Barbara; Times, Special To the New York (October 19, 1990). "Library of Congress Adds 25 Titles to National Film Registry (Published 1990)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  9. ^ Philip Dunne looks back at movies' golden age: [SA2 Edition]Jim Bawden Toronto Star January 27, 1990: G8.
  10. ^ a b Maltin, Leonard. "How Green Was My Valley (1941) - Notes - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. TCM Interactive Group. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  11. ^ Rasmussen, Cecilia (January 21, 2007). "Hollywood and the History of Malibu Creek State Park". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  12. ^ a b "How Green Was My Valley (1941)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  13. ^ "How Green Was My Valley (1941)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  14. ^ "How Green Was My Valley Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  15. ^ Dirks, Tim. "How Green Was My Valley (1941)". AMC. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  16. ^ Susman, Gary (February 19, 2013). "Oscar Robbery: 10 Controversial Best-Picture Races – 1942: 'Citizen Kane' vs. 'How Green Was My Valley'". TIME.
  17. ^ Hathaway, Hashim (January 25, 2017). "25 times the Oscars got it wrong". Yardbarker. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  18. ^ "Clint Eastwood's Favorite 'Golden Age' Films". Parade. April 29, 2012.
  19. ^ "80 years of John Ford film 'How Green Was My Valley'". faroutmagazine.co.uk. October 28, 2021.
  20. ^ "Robert Downey Jr: Is his Dr Dolittle character Welsh?". November 3, 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  21. ^ "'Famous Welsh film undeserving of Oscar' - Wales Online". www.walesonline.co.uk. February 25, 2005.
  22. ^ Variety Staff (January 21, 1991). "Just How Welsh Was 'My Valley'? Not Very".
  23. ^ "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". October 3, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  24. ^ "Historia de la Asociación de Cronistas Cinematográficos de la República Argentina". Puestaenescena.com.ar. Archived from the original on August 16, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  25. ^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies Nominees" (PDF). afi.com. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  26. ^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes Nominees" (PDF). afi.com. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  27. ^ "AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores Nominees" (PDF). afi.com. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  28. ^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) Ballot" (PDF). afi.com. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  29. ^ "Radio Day by Day". The Reading Eagle. March 22, 1942. p. 18. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  30. ^ Haendiges, Jerry (February 24, 2021). "Series: "THE SCREEN GUILD THEATER"". (via the website: Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs). Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  31. ^ "WFMJ Will Broadcast "Spotlight Bands" Show". Youngstown Vindicator (Ohio). September 21, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  32. ^ Si Steinhauser (March 31, 1947). "Radio To Launch National Fight On Cancer". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 25. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  33. ^ "Tuesday Radio Programs". Toledo Blade (Ohio). September 28, 1954. p. 4 (Peach Section). Retrieved December 12, 2020.
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