''Lucky Blaze'' is a 1933 British
sports film
A sports film is a film genre in which any particular sport plays a prominent role in the film's plot or acts as its central theme. It is a production in which a sport or a sports-related topic is prominently featured or is a focus of the plot. D ...
directed by
Widgey R. Newman
Widgey R. Newman (1900–1944) was a British screenwriter, film producer, producer and film director.Chibna;; p.20 He was a major force in the British B film industry of the 1930s, overseeing the production of a number of quota quickies, sometime ...
and starring
William Freshman
William Freshman (1 November 1902, in Sydney, Australia – 1980 in London, England) was an Australian-born actor, scriptwriter and director. He moved to England as a child and worked in the British film industry, writing over 20 screenplays a ...
, Vera Sherborne and
Moore Marriott
George Thomas Moore Marriott (14 September 1885 – 11 December 1949) was an English character actor best remembered for the series of films he made with Will Hay. His first appearance with Hay was in the film '' Dandy Dick'' (1935), but he ...
. It was made as a
quota quickie
The Cinematograph Films Act 1927 ( 17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. 29) was an act of the UK Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry. It received royal assent on 22 December 1927 and came into force on 1 April 1928.
Description
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[Chibnall p.273]
Cast
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William Freshman
William Freshman (1 November 1902, in Sydney, Australia – 1980 in London, England) was an Australian-born actor, scriptwriter and director. He moved to England as a child and worked in the British film industry, writing over 20 screenplays a ...
as Cliff Ellis
* Vera Sherborne as Rose Benson
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Moore Marriott
George Thomas Moore Marriott (14 September 1885 – 11 December 1949) was an English character actor best remembered for the series of films he made with Will Hay. His first appearance with Hay was in the film '' Dandy Dick'' (1935), but he ...
as Sir James Benson
* Freddie Fox as Freddie
* J. Collins as Collingdean
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Ian Wilson
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Harry Rodbourne
* Jack Walsh
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Sammy Wregg
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Micky Beary
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Ken Robertson
*
Buster Rickaby
See also
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List of films about horses
Movies about horses constitute a popular film genre. Some examples include:
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* ''8 Seconds'' (1994)
* ''50 to 1'' (2014)
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* ''Above the Limit'' (1900)
* ''Aces of the Turf'' (1932)
* ''A Day at the Races (film), A Day at the Races'' (193 ...
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007.
* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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1933 films
British horse racing films
1930s sports films
Quota quickies
Films directed by Widgey R. Newman
British black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
English-language sports films
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