Devil on Horseback
- Neil Paterson
- Montagu Slater
- Geoffrey Orme
Isobel Pargiter
- Googie Withers
- John McCallum
- Jeremy Spenser
company
- 17 March 1954 (1954-03-17)
Devil on Horseback is a 1954 British sports drama film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Googie Withers, John McCallum and Jeremy Spenser.[1] Its plot involves a boy who pursues his ambition to be a jockey. The screenplay was by Scottish writer Neil Paterson. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios with sets designed by Michael Stringer.
Cast
- Googie Withers as Mrs Cadell
- John McCallum as Charles Roberts
- Jeremy Spenser as Moppy Parfitt
- Meredith Edwards as Ted Fellowes
- Liam Redmond as Scarlett O'Hara
- Sam Kydd as Darky
- Bill Shine as Steward
- Lucy Griffiths as Maid
- Brian Oulton as Villiers
- Malcolm Knight as Squib
- Peter Lindsay as Len
- Eric Francis as Reg Guest
- Vic Wise as Fred Cole
- Peter Swanwick as Mr Parfitt
- Betty Hardy as Mrs Parfitt
- Roger Maxwell as Chief Steward
- Arthur Lovegrove as Valet
- Tom Walls Jr. as Starter
- Frederick Piper as Miner
- Harry Locke as Lorry Driver
- Tony Sympson as Musician
- Dudley Jones as Publican
- Lucy Griffiths as Maid
- George Rose as Blacksmith
Critical reception
Leonard Maltin called it an "inconsequential racing yarn" ;[2] the Radio Times said, "it's strong on atmosphere and story. Sadly, the film suffers from lack of pace, disappointing racing sequences and an overdose of sentimentality" ;[3] but TV Guide called it a "good racetrack drama, with excellent performances all around."[4]
References
Bibliography
- Harper, Sue & Porter, Vincent. British Cinema of the 1950s: The Decline of Deference. Oxford University Press, 2007.
External links
- Devil on Horseback at IMDb
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