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Flying Fifty-Five 
Summary
Flying Fifty-Five is a 1939 British sports-drama film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Derrick De Marney, Nancy Burne, Marius Goring, 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 which had previously been made into a 1924 silent film The Flying Fifty-Five.[3]
| Flying Fifty-Five | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Reginald Denham |
| Written by | Vernon Clancey Kenneth Horne Victor M. Greene |
| Based on | The Flying Fifty-Five by Edgar Wallace |
| Produced by | 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 |
Plot edit
After being disinherited by his wealthy father, an amateur jockey, Bill Urquhart goes to work under an assumed name (Bill Hart) at a rural racing stables owned and run by Stella Barrington and her drunken brother, Charles, who is an old friend of Bill's. Confusion arises when Bill is mistakenly reported to have been murdered.
Partial cast edit
- 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 edit
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Wood, Linda. British Films 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links edit
- Flying Fifty-Five at AllMovie
- Flying Fifty-Five at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Flying Fifty-Five at IMDb
