Flying Fifty-Five
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DVD cover | |
Directed by | Reginald Denham |
Produced by | Victor M. Greene |
Written by |
Edgar Wallace (novel) Vernon Clancey Kenneth Horne Victor M. Greene |
Starring |
Derrick De Marney Nancy Burne Marius Goring Peter Gawthorne |
Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
Edited by | Ted Richards |
Production company |
Admiral Films |
Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date | May 1939 |
Running time | 72 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Flying Fifty-Five is a 1939 British sports-drama film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Derrick De Marney, Nancy Burne, John Warwick and Peter Gawthorne.[1] It was made by Admiral Films at Welwyn Studios.[2] The film is based on a 1922 novel of the same name by Edgar Wallace.[3]
Synopsis
After being disinherited by his wealthy father, an amateur jockey goes to work under an assumed name at a rural racing stables. Confusion arises when he is mistakenly reported to have been murdered.
Partial cast
- Derrick De Marney as Bill Urquhart
- Nancy Burne as Stella Barrington
- Marius Goring as Charles Barrington
- John Warwick as Jebson
- Peter Gawthorne as Jonas Urquhart
- D. A. Clarke-Smith as Jacques Gregory
- Amy Veness as Aunt Eliza
- Ronald Shiner as Scrubby Oaks
- Billy Bray as Cheerful
- Francesca Bahrle as Clare
- Terry-Thomas as Young man
- Norman Pierce as Creditor
- Basil McGrail as Jockey
See also
- The Flying Fifty-Five (1924)
References
- ↑ "Flying Fifty-five (1939)". BFI.
- ↑ Wood p.98
- ↑ "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". google.co.uk.
Bibliography
- Wood, Linda. British Films 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- Flying Fifty-Five at AllMovie
- Flying Fifty-Five at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
- Flying Fifty-Five on IMDb
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