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Release Date:
15 February 1954 (USA) moreTagline:
It ought to be illegal to let "Genevieve" on the streets!Plot:
It's time for the annual London to Brighton antique car rally, and Alan McKim and Ambrose Claverhouse... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Car comedy that never runs out of gas ! moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Dinah Sheridan | ... | Wendy McKim | |
| John Gregson | ... | Alan McKim | |
| Kay Kendall | ... | Rosalind Peters | |
| Kenneth More | ... | Ambrose Claverhouse | |
| Geoffrey Keen | ... | Policeman | |
| Reginald Beckwith | ... | J. C. Callahan | |
| Arthur Wontner | ... | Old Gentleman | |
| Joyce Grenfell | ... | Hotel proprietress | |
| Leslie Mitchell | ... | Himself - Newsreel Commentator |
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86 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Certification:
UK:U (original rating) | UK:U (video rating) | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #16715, General Audience)Fun Stuff
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Continuity: When the children drop ice-cream on the street crossing, they attempt to pick it up, but some of it has turned to liquid and then a few moments later, when they get off the road, there is no trace of any ice-cream left on the road. moreQuotes:
Ambrose Claverhouse: Combining the London-to-Brighton run with a really beautiful emotional experience. moreFAQ
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A chirpy British comedy following the fortunes of two overly-competitive friends who enter vintage cars in the famous London to Brighton rally. John Gregson stars as the dour lawyer Alan who, baited by his larger than life friend (Kenneth More), accepts a bet on who will return to London first.
Dinah Sheridan and Fay Kendal provide glamorous and dependable support, with Kendal sparkling as an upper class fashion model with an unexpected capacity for trumpet playing and heavy drinking. Much of the film is typical race and chase stuff, but avoids the usual potholes of over-engineered stunts and tricks. The characters are far more interesting than that!
A brilliant harmonica soundtrack by Larry Adler keeps the tempo and spirits high and the full colour production provides a ready backdrop of 1950's town and country scenes. Escapist entertainment from a period when British cinema boomed.