| The Gorbals Story | |
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| Directed by | David MacKane |
| Screenplay by | David MacKane |
| Based on | play The Gorbals Story by Robert McLeish |
| Produced by | Ernest Gartside |
| Starring | Howard Connell Marjorie Thomson Betty Henderson |
| Cinematography | Stanley Clinton |
| Edited by | Helen Wiggins |
Production company | New World Pictures |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Gorbals Story is a 1950 British second feature ('B')[1] film directed by David MacKane and starring Howard Connell, Marjorie Thomson and Betty Henderson.[2] It was written by MacKane based on the 1946 play The Gorbals Story by Robert McLeish. The film is a melodrama about a young man desperate to escape the slums of Glasgow.
- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "The Gorbals Story". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 12 September 2024.