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Lakeshore Classic Movies
The Proud Valley (1940)
Season 2023
Episode 56
Paul Robeson stars as David Goliath, a young man with a beautiful singing voice who faces the harsh realities of life as a coal miner in his Welsh community. After a deadly explosion closes the mine, the villagers find themselves out of work and struggling to make ends meet.
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