Flying Fifty-Five

1939 1h 8m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 5

Drama

Synopsis

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Bill Urquhart, a young wastrel disinherited by his father, tries to get a job as a jockey – just about the only thing he’s really good at. His name and position work against him, however, so he adopts an alias and prevails upon the charity of a drunken friend Charles Barrington, through whom he meets Stella Barrington - who has not only inherited her father’s racing stables but also his debts. Still incognito, he takes on the job of stable lad for Stella but little does she realise that he could be the man to finally put an end to her money worries forever.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Derrick De Marney
Bill Urquhart
Nancy Burne
Stella Barrington
Marius Goring
Charles Barrington
Peter Gawthorne
Jonas Urquhart
D.A. Clarke-Smith
Jacques Gregory
Amy Veness
Aunt Eliza
Ronald Shiner
Scrubby Oaks
Billy Bray
Cheeful

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Reginald Denham
Writers: Victor M. Greene, Kenneth Horne, Vernon Clancey
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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87 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Reginald Denham, shot by Ernest Palmer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Derrick De Marney and Nancy Burne and Marius Goring carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0031323 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Reginald Denham directs. Ernest Palmer behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
287 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Reginald Denham, shot by Ernest Palmer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Derrick De Marney and Nancy Burne and Marius Goring carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0031323 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.