The Calendar

1948 1h 19m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 6

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Synopsis

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The favourite for the big race is nobbled and suspicion falls on the owner. His secret admirer proves it wasn't him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Greta Gynt
Wenda Panniford
John McCallum
Capt. Garry Anson
Raymond Lovell
Lord Willie Panniford
Sonia Holm
Lady Mollie Panniford
Leslie Dwyer
Sam Hillcott
Charles Victor
John Dory
Felix Aylmer
Lord Forlingham
Sydney King
Tony

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Arthur Crabtree
Writers: Geoffrey Kerr
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Arthur Crabtree, shot by Cyril J. Knowles. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jean Barker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Greta Gynt and John McCallum and Raymond Lovell carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0040199 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Arthur Crabtree directs. Cyril J. Knowles behind the camera. Jean Barker cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
278 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Arthur Crabtree, shot by Cyril J. Knowles. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Jean Barker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Greta Gynt and John McCallum and Raymond Lovell carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0040199 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Cyril J. Knowles
Editing: Jean Barker
Costume design: Julie Harris
Makeup / hair: W.T. Partleton
Runtime: 79 min · 1h 19m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Calendar (1948)

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2022-07-09
★ 6/10
John McCallum ("Capt. Gary Anson") is a bit of a cove. He likes his good living, women and horses. When an expected inheritance doesn't materialise, he loses the girl and the money - but still as his horses, and a potential winner at that. Unfortunately for him, he gets a bit pickled one evening and decides to be a bit clever - causing suspicion to be laid at his door that there has been some race fixing going on. The ensuing investigation pits him against his former love (Greta Gynt - who has appropriated a £20,000 set of pearls from him) and her new, buffoon, husband "Lord Panniford" (Raymond Lovell) and it all boils down to a one hundred pound note. It's a throwaway little story but some decent writing from Geoffrey Kerr and lively characterisations from McCallum as well as a suitably venal Gynt and Leslie Dwyer as his street-wise batman "Hillcott' help to keep it moving along sharpishly. It's a touch too long, the jokes becomes a bit stretched, but it's still worth a watch if you like the cut and thrust of the horse racing world.

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