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1939 British film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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.
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