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The Corn Is Green

Play trailer Poster for The Corn Is Green Released Jul 14, 1945 1h 54m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 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. Rated: B- Jan 5, 2012 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 4/5 Feb 13, 2004 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 7, 2001 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member my favorite Bette Davis movie..this movie is a 10 and not to be missed..I have a special fondness for Nigel Bruce from his Mr Watson days..this is a very powerful and inspiring movie..one of my favorites of all-time Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review steve d Sweet and well acted. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review s r Feel good story about an educated woman going to wales. She then educates miners despite the class barrier. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Charming movie with an always outstanding performance by Bette Davis Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Started out not liking Davis as a terribly correct English school mistress but the story develops into something really worth watching. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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