The Stars Look Down (1939) - 5 of 11

"The Stars Look Down" is a 1939 film based on the novel of the same title by AJ Cronin, initially published in 1935, which chronicles various injustices in a mining community in North East England. The film was co-scripted by Cronin, produced by Isadore Goldsmith, and directed by Carol Reed. It stars Michael Redgrave as Davey Fenwick and Margaret Lockwood as Jenny Sunley. The American release includes narration by Lionel Barrymore. It is a New York Times Critics' Pick and is listed in "The ...