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The Rocking Horse Winner (1949) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Directed by Anthony Pelissier • 1949 • United Kingdom A young boy discovers that riding his new rocking horse enables his ability to pick the winners at the racetrack. His parents, who are deeply in debt, begin to rely on this newfound skill.
T his faithful film adaptation of H.G. Wells' popular novel The History of Mr Polly has retained much of its homespun charm, even if its modest production values and Anthony Pelissier's cautious direction date it somewhat, more so than the earlier Wells adaptation Kipps (1941). Pelissier's subsequent films include some other literary adaptations, The Rocking Horse Winner (1950) after D.H ...
Simon Callow, writer, actor & director. “Anthony Binns’s forensic detail about H.G. Pélissier’s Follies in ‘The Funniest Man in London’, is a fascinating exploration into the history and evolution of British popular culture. Such material is often overlooked by academic historiography, yet this volume provides invaluable fresh ...
director, writer. 76 years biography, photo, best movies and TV shows, awards, news, birthday and age, Date of Death. «Portrait of a People: Impressions of Britain» (1970), «The Risk Takers» (1968), «Voyage North» (1965), «The Tamer Tamed» (1956), «The Man Who Stroked Cats» (1955)…
The Rocking Horse Winner is a 1949 fantasy film about a young boy who can pick winners in horse races with complete accuracy. [1] [2] It is an adaptation of the D. H. Lawrence short story The Rocking-Horse Winner and starred Valerie Hobson, John Howard Davies and Ronald Squire. Producer of the film John Mills also acted in the film.
Meet Me Tonight is a 1952 omnibus British comedy film adapted from three one act plays by Noël Coward: Red Peppers, Fumed Oak and Ways and Means; which are part of his Tonight at 8.30 play cycle. [1] The film was released as Tonight at 8:30 in the U.S. [2] It was directed by Anthony Pelissier and starred Valerie Hobson, Nigel Patrick, Stanley ...
