Rent Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)
3.6 of 5 from 50 ratings
1h 36min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
Set in the late 1930's, Dirk Bogarde plays Bill Fox, a local factory worker. Tired of his monotonous factory job Bill defies his parents' wishes and becomes a rider with his local speedway team. With the help of the team's manager (Sid James) Bill quickly becomes a fans favourite with his daring riding. He marries Pat but the marriage becomes strained as she is worried about the dangers of Bill's riding. Bill then unsuccessfully takes on the speedway team management to win better terms for the riders. With the outbreak of World war 2 Bill has few friends and a failed marriage. Bill returns from the war a changed man and has to choose between saving his marriage and recapturing his speedway stardom. - Actors:
- Dirk Bogarde, Bonar Colleano, Bill Owen, Renée Asherson, Thora Hird, James Hayter, Patric Doonan, Moira Lister, Sidney James, Dudley Jones, Cyril Cusack, Anthony Oliver, Pauline Jameson, Russell Waters, Sandra Dorne, Stuart Lindsell, Frederick Knight, Michael Kent, Cyril Chamberlain, June Bardsley
- Directors:
- Jack Lee
- Producers:
- Ian Dalrymple
- Writers:
- Montagu Slater, William Rose
- Aka:
- Maniacs on Wheels
- Studio:
- Strawberrry
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance, Sports & Sport Films
- Collections:
- A World of Difference: A History of Gay Cinema, Getting to Know: Sidney James, inema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 2
