The Rainbow Jacket is a 1954 British Ealing Studios drama film, produced by Michael Relph, directed by Basil Dearden, and featuring Robert Morley, Kay Walsh, Bill Owen, Honor Blackman and Sid James.
Synopsis
A champion jockey, having forfeited his own career by taking a bribe, takes a young rider under his wing.
Cast
- Robert Morley as Lord Logan
- Kay Walsh as Barbara Crain
- Edward Underdown as Geoffrey Tyler
- Bill Owen as Sam
- Charles Victor as Mr Boss
- Honor Blackman as Mrs Tyler
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Lord Stoneleigh
- Ronald Ward as Bernie Rudd
- Howard Marion-Crawford as Travers
- Sid James as Harry
- Michael Trubshawe as Gresham
- Sam Kydd as Bruce
- Michael Ripper as Benny Loder
- Frederick Piper as Lukey
- Eliot Makeham as Valet
- Brian Roper as Ron Saunders
- Frank Avison (stunt man) as Horse Rider
- Gordon Richards as Jockey
Critical reception
- TV Guide wrote "a trite outcome mars this fairly entertaining film, which features real-life British racing figures Raymond Glendenning and Gordon Richards."
- Time out noted "the first collaboration between Dearden and TEB Clarke after The Blue Lamp...Despite its intriguing subject, the film offers little but the cosy, sentimental view of life that is typical of late Ealing films."
References
- ^ Barr, Charles (1998). Ealing Studios. University of California Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-520-21554-2.Â
- ^ "The Rainbow Jacket". British Film Institute. Retrieved 20 November 2013.Â
- ^ a b "The Rainbow Jacket | review, synopsis, book tickets, showtimes, movie release date | Time Out London". Timeout.com. 2007-09-18. Retrieved 2014-04-03.Â
- ^ "The Rainbow Jacket Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-04-03.Â
External links
- The Rainbow Jacket at the Internet Movie Database