How Green Was My Valley - Original Trailer 1941

Spanning 50 years, director John Ford's How Green Was My Valley revolves around the life of the Morgans, a Welsh mining family, as told through the eyes of its youngest child Huw (Roddy McDowall). Over the years, the family struggles to survive through unionization, strikes, and child abuse. As they do so, their hometown and its culture begins to slowly decline. Donald Crisp portrays Gwilym, the patriarch of the Morgan household, who dreams of a better life for young Huw. Based on the novel of the same name by Richard Llewellyn, How Green Was My Valley won five Academy Awards in 1941, including Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Crisp), Best Art Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Picture (beating Citizen Kane). The book was later adapted into a 1975 BBC miniseries. Walter Pidgeon - Mr. Gruffydd Maureen O'Hara - Angharad Morgan Donald Crisp - Mr. Morgan Roddy McDowall - Huw Morgan Barry Fitzgerald - Cyfartha Anna Lee - Bronwyn John Loder - Ianto Morgan Sara Allgood - Mrs. Beth Morgan Patric Knowles - Ivor Morgan The Welsh Singers - Singer Morton Lowry - Mr. Jonas Arthur Shields - Mr. Parry Frederic Worlock - Dr. Richards Richard Fraser - Davy Morgan Evan S. Evans - Young Gwilym Morgan James Monks - Owen Morgan Rhys Williams - DaiBando Clifford Severn - Mervyn Lionel Pape - Mr. Evans Ethel Griffies - Mrs. Nicholas Dennis Hoey - Motschell Marten Lamont - Jestyn Evans Eve March - Meillyn Lewis Tudor Williams - Singer Ruth Clifford Minta Durfee Herbert Evans - Postman Mary Field - Eve Pauline Garon Mary Gordon - Bit Woman Gibson Gowland Ben Hall Louis Jean Heydt - Miner Tiny Jones - Shopkeeper J.M. Kerrigan - Tailor Mae Marsh - Miners' Wife Una O'Connor Irving Pichel - Narrator Ann E. Todd - Ceinwen