Romance ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1949 · 1h 40m

Once a Jolly Swagman

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Director

Cast

Dirk Bogarde as Bill Fox Bonar Colleano as Tommy Possey Bill Owen as Lag Gibbon Renée Asherson as Pat Thora Hird as Ma Fox James Hayter as Pa Fox

Crew

Bernard Stevens — Original Music Composer William Rose — Screenplay Montagu Slater — Novel

Synopsis

A factory worker quits his job to become a motorcycle racer.

Mood & Themes

army sports world war ii fame motorcycle race

Key Collaborators

Jack Lee Director Bernard Stevens Original Music Composer William Rose Screenplay Montagu Slater Novel

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