The Galloping Major

1951

Henry Cornelius
Director
Romulus Films
Production Company

London neighborhood, led by pet shop owner Radford, decides to buy a racehorse. Unfortunately they buy the wrong one. Since he isn't a good racer, they decide to train him for the steeplechase.

Charming film with an emphasis on community spirit, much like Cornelius' other great film, Passport to Pimlico. Of course, the good old days weren't like this, but it doesn't mean we can't wish they were.

-Dave W.

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28th March 1951
Cinema



82 mins
1.37:1



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Basil Radford
Major Arthur Hill
Jimmy Hanley
Bill Collins
Janette Scott
Susan Hill
A.E. Matthews
Sir Robert Medleigh
Rene Ray
Pam Riley
Charles Victor
Sam Fisher
Joyce Grenfell
Maggie the Waitress
Hugh Griffith
Harold Temple
Julien Mitchell
Sergeant Adair
Sydney Tafler
Mr. Leon
Charlie Smirke
Himself
Raymond Glendenning
Himself
(Aintree Announcer)
Bruce Belfrage
Himself
(BBC Announcer)
Marion Harris Jr.
Actress Playing Queen Elizabeth
in Elizabeth & Raleigh
Charles Lamb
Ernie Smart
Charles Hawtrey
Lew Rimmel
Kenneth Evans
Bert
Alfie Bass
Charlie, the Newsboy
Sid James
Bottomley
(as Sidney James)
Kenneth More
Jack, Rosedale Film Studio Director
Stuart Latham
Rosedale Film Studio Assistant
Gilbert Davis
Horse Auctioneer
Ellen Pollock
Horsey Lady
Tom Walls Jr.
Captain E.G. Peters
Duncan Lamont
2nd Trainer
Joe E. Carr
Jack, Jockey
(as Joe Carr)
Roy Carr
Albert
Bobbie
The Galloping Major / Father's Folly
E.V.H. Emmett
Voice: Narrator
Ernie Rice
Arguing Bus Passenger
Daniel Brown
Arguing Bus Passenger
Unknown 6983-01
Bus Passenger
Unknown 6983-02
Police Constable with Prisoner
Unknown 6983-03
Postman
Unknown 6983-04
Man Receiving Tax Bill
James Lomas
Harry Green, Butcher
Billy Wilmot
Lambs Green Resident
George Hilsdon
Bookie
Arthur Denton
Clergyman
Unknown 6983-05
Bookie
Gerry Judge
Man in Queue
Paddy Ryan
Bookie's Spotter
Paddy Smith
Bookie
Unknown 6983-06
George, Buckingham Palace Guard
Fred Haggerty
Lambs Green Reisdent
Unknown 6983-07
Bus Conductor
Michael Trubshawe
'Nosey' Parker
Gordon McLeod
Club Member
Cowley Brown
Club Member
Charles Wood
Club Member
Leslie Phillips
Reporter
Mabel Etherington
Race Spectator
Ernest Metcalfe
Auctioneer's Clerk
Jacqueline Maude
Second Horsey Woman
Arthur Dibbs
Race Spectator
Harold Coyne
Passerby
Joseph Warwick
Charile Smirke's Secretary
Unknown 6983-10
Bookie
Unknown 6983-11
Bookie
Unknown 6983-30
Members Only Gateman
Unknown 6983-12
Snooty Family at Race
Dave's Unknown Male 27
Snooty Family at Race
Unknown 6983-14
Snooty Family at Race
Michael Ward
Blimpish Character
Unknown 6983-15
Blimpish Character's Companion
Unknown 6983-16
Cleaning Lady
Unknown 6983-17
Cleaning Lady
Robert Gregory
Man at Syndicate Meeting
Edie Martin
Woman Who Likes the Name Evelyn
Unknown 6983-18
Bus Driver at Meeting
George Spence
Parks Official
Dick Courtenay
Policeman in Hyde Park
Unknown 6983-22
Bus Driver in Stable
Clifford Cobbe
Studio Sergeant
Unknown 6983-19
Script Girl
Desmond Davis
Clapper Loader
Arthur Mullard
Stagehand
Michael Corcoran
Cameraman
Unknown 6983-20
Stagehand with Paint Sprayer
Billy Russell
Studio Horse-box Driver
Jack Armstrong
Man Buying Newspaper
Sam Kydd
Newspaper Vendor
Unknown 6983-23
Bus Depot Supervisor
Harold Goodwin
Unlucky Stallholder
Unknown Male 1
Aintree Spectator
Arthur Lovegrove
Aintree Punter
Unknown Female 3
Aintree Spectator
Jim Brady
Extra on Chester Set
(unconfirmed)
Raymond Rollett
Chster Policeman
Eddie Boyce
Film Crewman on Chester Set
Unknown 6983-24
Aintree Announcer
Thora Hird
Tea Lady
Unknown 6983-25
Signalman
Unknown 6983-26
Race Official
Unknown 6983-27
Traffic Policeman
Unknown 6983-28
Indian Tourist
Unknown 6983-29
Indian Tourist
Joe Day
Attendant
Derek Ensor
Reporter
Barbara Joss
Schoolgirl
Dan Malvern
Photographer
Mary Matthews
Girl Assistant
Pat Ryan
Reporter
Ben Williams
Sentry
Donovan Winter
Photographer

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