Song of the Plough

Song of the Plough
Directed by	John Baxter
Produced by	Ivar Campbell
Written by	Reginald Pound
Starring	Stewart Rome Rosalinde Fuller Allan Jeayes Hay Petrie
Music by	Colin Wark
Cinematography	George Stretton
Edited by	David Lean
Production company	Sound City
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	December 1933
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Song of the Plough is a 1933 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Stewart Rome, Rosalinde Fuller and Allan Jeayes. An English farmer is saved from financial ruin when his dog wins at a sheepdog trials. It was later re-released with the alternative title Country Fair.

The film was a quota quickie made for distribution by the American company MGM. It was filmed at Shepperton Studios with location shooting on a Sussex farm. It received a poor review from The Observer critic C. A. Lejeune, but she was forced to withdraw this following a large number of letters in support of the film. The film proved unexpectedly popular when it was released.

Cast

• Stewart Rome as Farmer Freeland
• Rosalinde Fuller as Miss Freeland
• Allan Jeayes as Joe Saxby
• Hay Petrie as Farmhand
• Kenneth Kove as Archie
• Jack Livesey as Squire's Son
• Edgar Driver as Barber
• James Harcourt as Doctor
• Freddie Watts as Bandsman
• Albert Richardson as Singer

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Song of the Plough at IMDb