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Sssshhh, everyone. Jay may be asleep now..............or maybe not!!
I was at my Mum's today and the film "How Green was my Valley" was on TV. I've read the book several times and, if you don't know its about a Welsh coal mining village, with miners strikes, pit disasters etc.
The film was so funny though! It was made in 1941, in black and white. Because it was wartime they couldn't make the film in Wales so they built a mock Welsh mining village in California. It was unlike any mining village I've ever seen with twee little cottages set on a very steep street that climbed the mountain until it reached the coalmine - at the top of the mountain!! All the pits I've seen have been in the valley bottom, makes it easier to reach the coal seams that way!!
There was just one Welsh actor in the cast, the rest of them had the strangest pretend Welsh accents!
The final straw was when the little lad, Huw, went to the sweet shop and was served by a lady in a tall Welsh hat!! If this was how the Americans imagined Wales, they must be very disappointed when they visit.
I didn't see all the film, but its on Youtube so, one night when I want a good laugh, guess what I'll be watching.
Hope you're all well and had a good day.
I was at my Mum's today and the film "How Green was my Valley" was on TV. I've read the book several times and, if you don't know its about a Welsh coal mining village, with miners strikes, pit disasters etc.
The film was so funny though! It was made in 1941, in black and white. Because it was wartime they couldn't make the film in Wales so they built a mock Welsh mining village in California. It was unlike any mining village I've ever seen with twee little cottages set on a very steep street that climbed the mountain until it reached the coalmine - at the top of the mountain!! All the pits I've seen have been in the valley bottom, makes it easier to reach the coal seams that way!!
There was just one Welsh actor in the cast, the rest of them had the strangest pretend Welsh accents!
The final straw was when the little lad, Huw, went to the sweet shop and was served by a lady in a tall Welsh hat!! If this was how the Americans imagined Wales, they must be very disappointed when they visit.
I didn't see all the film, but its on Youtube so, one night when I want a good laugh, guess what I'll be watching.
Hope you're all well and had a good day.
The Moneyless Chicken says:-
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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