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Comedy

Genevieve

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Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the first to arrive back home.

Release Date : 1953-05-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : La Société des Films SiriusJ. Arthur Rank Organisation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Dinah Sheridan

Character Name : Wendy McKim

Original Name : Dinah Sheridan

Gender : Female

John Gregson

Character Name : Alan McKim

Original Name : John Gregson

Gender : Male

Kay Kendall

Character Name : Rosalind Peters

Original Name : Kay Kendall

Gender : Female

Kenneth More

Character Name : Ambrose Claverhouse

Original Name : Kenneth More

Gender : Male

Geoffrey Keen

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Geoffrey Keen

Gender : Male

Reginald Beckwith

Character Name : J. C. Callahan

Original Name : Reginald Beckwith

Gender : Male

Arthur Wontner

Character Name : Old Gentleman

Original Name : Arthur Wontner

Gender : Male

Joyce Grenfell

Character Name : Hotel Proprietress

Original Name : Joyce Grenfell

Gender : Female

Leslie Mitchell

Character Name : Himself, Newsreel Commentator

Original Name : Leslie Mitchell

Gender : Male

Michael Balfour

Character Name : Trumpeter (Uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Balfour

Gender : Male

Stanley Escane

Character Name : Film Cameraman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Stanley Escane

Gender : Male

Fred Griffiths

Character Name : Ice Cream Seller (Uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Griffiths

Gender : Male

Charles Lamb

Character Name : Publican (Uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Lamb

Gender : Male

Arthur Lovegrove

Character Name : Hotel Doorman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Lovegrove

Gender : Male

Edie Martin

Character Name : Guest (Uncredited)

Original Name : Edie Martin

Gender : Female

Edward Malin

Character Name : Spectator (Uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Malin

Gender : Male

Michael Medwin

Character Name : Father To Be (Uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Medwin

Gender : Male

Harold Siddons

Character Name : Policeman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Siddons

Gender : Male

Fred Nicholas

Character Name : Police Constable (Uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Nicholas

Gender : Male

Joey Carr

Character Name : Mechanic Joey (Uncredited)

Original Name : Joey Carr

Gender : Male

Patrick Westwood

Character Name : Mechanic (Uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Westwood

Gender : Male

Lesley Dudley

Character Name : Little Girl (Uncredited)

Original Name : Lesley Dudley

Gender : Male

Christopher Warbey

Character Name : Little Boy (Uncredited)

Original Name : Christopher Warbey

Gender : Male

Richard Duke

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Duke

Gender : Male

Ernest Blyth

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

Original Name : Ernest Blyth

Gender : Male

Aileen Lewis

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

Original Name : Aileen Lewis

Gender : Female

Martin Lyder

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

Original Name : Martin Lyder

Gender : Male

Frank Schock

Character Name : Onlooker (Uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Schock

Gender : Male

Jim Tyson

Character Name : Onlooker (Uncredited)

Original Name : Jim Tyson

Gender : Male

Daniel Brown

Character Name : Onlooker (Uncredited)

Original Name : Daniel Brown

Gender : Male

Billy Wilmot

Character Name : Onlooker (Uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Wilmot

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-04

Very much in the spirit of the "Ealing Comedies", this is a simple and engaging story of two chaps - "Alan" (John Gregson) and "Ambrose" (Kenneth More) who bet each other the princely sum (in 1953) of £100 on which of their vintage cars can race the 50-odd miles from London to Brighton quickest. Dragging their reluctant partners "Wendy" (Dinah Sheridan) and "Rosalind" (Kay Kendall) along too, we embark of a fun series of escapades as they test the limits of their friendship, the patience of the police (a nice effort from Geoffrey Keen) and their respective engineering. The photography is colourful and the cars almost as temperamental as their increasingly competitive drivers. Kendall is probably the star for me - pushing a car from an huge puddle was definitely not what she signed up for; and the ending is quite literally neck-and-neck. There is plenty of light-hearted humour to be had, and Larry Adler has composed a suitably jolly score to accompany their automotive antics. All good fun!