The Gorbals Story (1950)

Directed by

David MacKane

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 14m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young man fights to break free from the poverty and cramped living of post-war Glasgow slums. The story follows his struggles with family, work, and the limited options available to him.

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What happens

The Gorbals Story is a 1950 British second feature ('B') film directed by David MacKane and starring Howard Connell, Marjorie Thomson and Betty Henderson. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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