休(罗迪·麦克道尔 Roddy McDowall 饰)出生在一个矿工之家,他的父亲老摩根(唐纳德·克里斯普 Donald Crisp 饰)和哥哥们日日在黑暗炽热的地下做着最辛苦和危险的工作。虽然如此,休的童年生活还是充满了快乐的记忆,父亲乐观向上的态度感染了一大家子人,每一个人都十分珍惜和家人相处的美好时光。 钢铁厂的倒闭让摩根一家人陷入了危机之中,大批的钢铁厂工人涌入了煤矿行业,导致煤矿工人的工资大幅下降。心生不满的矿工决定罢工,其中包括老摩根的儿子们。对于这一激进的举动,老摩根持着反对的态度,他和儿子们发生了激烈的冲突,儿子们选择了离家出走。幸运的是,罢工产生了正面的效果,摩根一家人重新回到了正常的生活轨道之上。Life is hard in a Welsh mining town and no less so for the Morgan family. Seen through the eyes of the family's youngest, Huw, we learn of the family's trials and tribulations. Family patriarch Gwilym and his older sons work in the mines, dangerous and unhealthy as it is. Gwilym has greater hopes for his youngest son, but Huw has his own ideas on how to honor his father. Daughter Angharad is the most beautiful girl in the valley and is very much in love with Mr. Gruffydd, who isn't sure he can provide her the life she deserves. Times are hard and good men find themselves out of work and exploited by unseen mine owners.