famous Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire, the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Wales and the Limehouse Cut in London. A preserved section of the horse-drawn boat Sunny Valley as featured in the film is on display at Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum. Release The film premiered on 24 September 1945 at the Tivoli Cinema on the Strand in London, as the second feature in a double bill with the film now known as And Then There Were None. Reception The reviewer for The Times found that the film, "absorbs into itself some of the quiet loveliness of the English countryside in war-time. The voyage the boats make on the canals are absorbing to watch in the cinema." References External links Long film review, with pictures, on canal boat website Granny Buttons, dated 17 March 2010 1945 films 1945 drama films Ealing Studios films Films directed by Charles Crichton British black-and-white films British World War II films Films set in England Canals in fiction British drama films 1940s English-language films 1940s British films