Once a Jolly Swagman
1949 British film
- 2 January 1949 (1949-01-02) (London)
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Once a Jolly Swagman is a 1949 British film starring Dirk Bogarde, Bonar Colleano, Bill Owen, Thora Hird and Sid James.[1] It is centred on the sport of motorcycle speedway racing, which was at its peak of popularity at the time. It was released in the U.S. as Maniacs on Wheels.[2] The film is based on the 1946 novel by Montagu Slater.[3]
The title of the film refers to the first line of the Australian song "Waltzing Matilda".
Director Jack Lee later said he enjoyed making the film "because it was physical, there was action and I had good actors."[4]
Cast
- Bill Fox - Dirk Bogarde
- Tommy Possey - Bonar Colleano
- Pat Gibbon - Renée Asherson
- Lag Gibbon - Bill Owen
- Dorothy 'Dotty' Liz - Moira Lister
- Ma Fox - Thora Hird
- Duggie Lewis - Cyril Cusack
- Rowton - Sidney James
- Pa Fox - James Hayter
- Dick Fox - Patric Doonan
- Mr Pusey - Russell Waters
- Taffy - Dudley Jones
- Derek Blake - Anthony Oliver
- Mrs Lewis - Pauline Jameson
- Kay Fox - Sandra Dorne
- Christopher Yates - Stuart Lindsell
- Chick - Frederick Knight
- Solicitor - Michael Kent
- Jimmy, the Reporter - Cyril Chamberlain
- WAAF Flight Sergeant - June Bardsley
References
- ^ "Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)". Archived from the original on 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Maniacs on Wheels".
- ^ Robert Phillip (25 March 2002). "Speedway: Crump keen to savour the sweet smell of success". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ Brian MacFarlane, An Autobiography of British Cinema, Methueun 1997 p 357
External links
- Once a Jolly Swagman at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety
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Films directed by Jack Lee
- The Pilot is Safe (1941)
- By Sea and Land (1944)
- The Woman in the Hall (1947)
- Once a Jolly Swagman (1948)
- The Wooden Horse (1950)
- South of Algiers (1953)
- Turn the Key Softly (1953)
- A Town Like Alice (1956)
- Robbery Under Arms (1957)
- The Captain's Table (1959)
- Circle of Deception (1960)
- From the Tropics to the Snow (1964)
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