The Song of the Road

1937 film

Gerald Elliott
H. F. Maltby
Michael Kent

Produced byJohn BaxterStarring

Bransby Williams
Ernest Butcher
Muriel George
Davy Burnaby

CinematographyJack ParkerEdited bySidney StoneMusic byKennedy Russell

Production
company

U.K. Films

Distributed bySound City Films

Release date

February 1937 (1937-02)^[1]

Running time

71 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

The Song of the Road is a 1937 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Bransby Williams, Ernest Butcher and Muriel George. It was made at Shepperton Studios.^[2] It was made as a supporting feature. Like Baxter's earlier The Song of the Plough (1933) the film examines the effect of modern technology on traditional working practices in the countryside.^[3]

Synopsis

After the Local council he works for decides to replace its horse-drawn services with motor vehicles, one of the drivers spends his savings to buy the horse. Together they search the countryside looking for work, and meeting an assorted group of characters on the way.

Cast

Bransby Williams as Old Bill
Ernest Butcher as Farm Foreman
Muriel George as Mrs. Trelawney
Davy Burnaby as Mr. Keppel
Tod Slaughter as Dan Lorenzo
John Turnbull as Bristow
Edgar Driver as Titch
Fred Schwartz as Solomon
Percy Parsons as Showman
Peggy Novak as Showman's Wife
H. F. Maltby as Fair Proprietor
Ernest Jay as Tinker
Robert English as Chairman
F.B.J. Sharp as Committee Member
Phil Thomas as George
Madge Brindley as Sideshow Owner
Vi Kaley as Mrs. Edwards, London Landlady

References

^ Low p.388
^ Low p.258
^ Chibnall p.123

Bibliography

Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' film. British Film Institute, 2007.
Low, Rachael. History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 .