The Gorbals Story

UK, 1950, 74 min

Directed by:

David MacKane

Screenplay:

David MacKane

Cinematography:

Stanley Clinton

Composer:

John Bath
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Johnnie, now a successful artist, recalls his life in the tenements of the Glasgow slums. In flashback his recalls the events and characters he shared life with in a slum tenement building. The screenplay was adapted from the highly successful 1946 play staged by the Glasgow Unity Theatre, The film shows the essence of the Scottish character and is set in one of the poorest parts of Scotland. (Panamint Cinema)

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