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The Corn Is Green

Play trailer Poster for The Corn Is Green 1945,  1h 54m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Tomatometer 3 Reviews 76% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Determined to educate the town's illiterate children, spinster schoolteacher L.C. Moffat (Bette Davis) opens a school in the tiny Welsh coal-mining community of Glansarno. Battling the contrary local squire (Nigel Bruce), Miss Moffat becomes increasingly discouraged until she sees extraordinary potential in one of her older students, Morgan Evans (John Dall). When Morgan fathers a child out of wedlock, the teacher fears her pupil's chance at an Oxford education may be destroyed.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jan 5, 2012
B-
Irving Rapper's screen version of Emlyn Williams semi-autobiographical play is well acted by Bette Davis as the spinster-teacher, but is too theatrical, sentimental and conventional. Go to Full Review
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Feb 13, 2004
4/5
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Mar 7, 2001
2.5/5
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Harry W Feb 9, 2017 Bette Davis=Great Performance. One of her best. John Dall=Brilliant Performance. Nigel Bruce=Typical character role for Bruce. Wonderful story! Chorus singing is inspirational! Fast paced. Good direction & overall production above par! God bless progressives. See more
Leia S Feb 8, 2017 Feel good story about an educated woman going to wales. She then educates miners despite the class barrier.
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Cast & Crew

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Irving Rapper

Director

Bette Davis

Miss Lilly Moffat

John Dall

Morgan Evans

Nigel Bruce

The Squire

Joan Lorring

Bessie Watty

Rhys Williams

Mr. Jones

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The Corn Is Green

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Movie Info

Synopsis Determined to educate the town's illiterate children, spinster schoolteacher L.C. Moffat (Bette Davis) opens a school in the tiny Welsh coal-mining community of Glansarno. Battling the contrary local squire (Nigel Bruce), Miss Moffat becomes increasingly discouraged until she sees extraordinary potential in one of her older students, Morgan Evans (John Dall). When Morgan fathers a child out of wedlock, the teacher fears her pupil's chance at an Oxford education may be destroyed.
Director
Irving Rapper
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 14, 1945, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 26, 2015
Runtime
1h 54m
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