Small Town Story (film)

Small Town Story is a 1953 British thriller, directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Donald Houston and Susan Shaw in a rare badgirl role. The film is set in the world of association football and features appearances from sporting legend Denis Compton and commentator Raymond Glendenning, as well as players from the Arsenal, Millwall and Hayes football teams. It also features the only screen acting credit of Kent Walton, later to himself become a famous sports commentator.

Canadian exserviceman Bob Regan Walton returns to Oldchester, the English town where he was stationed during the war, hoping to find Pat Lane Shaw, the girl he fell in love with. He meets up with Mike Collins George Merritt, an old acquaintance who now manages Oldchester United, the local football club. He also renews his friendship with Collins daughter Jackie Margaret Harrison.Mike tells Bob of an odd proviso surrounding the allocation of 25,000 from the estate of a recently deceased businessman and supporter of the football club if Oldchester United win promotion to the next division of the Football League that season the money is theirs, if not it goes to the mans nephew. He remembers Bob as a skilful footballer, and asks him to sign up for the team to boost the promotion quest. Bob agrees. ........

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