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Director
  
Cyril Frankel

Genre
  
Drama

Duration
  

Country
  
United Kingdom

4/10
IMDb

Music director
  
Malcolm Arnold

Art director
  
Michael Stringer

Language
  
English

Writer
  
Neil Paterson
,
Montagu Slater
,
Geoffrey Orme

Release date
  
17 March 1954 (UK)

Based on
  
a story by James Curtis

Cast
  
Googie Withers
,
John McCallum
,
Jeremy Spenser

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Devil on Horseback is a 1954 British drama film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Googie Withers, John McCallum and Jeremy Spenser. Its plot involves a boy who pursues his ambition to be a jockey. The screenplay was by Scottish writer Neil Paterson. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios with sets designed by Michael Stringer.

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Cast

  • Googie Withers as Mrs Cadell
  • John McCallum as Charles Roberts
  • Jeremy Spenser as Moppy Parfitt
  • Meredith Edwards as Ted Fellowes
  • Liam Redmond as Scarlett O'Hara
  • Sam Kydd as Darky
  • Malcolm Knight as Squib
  • Peter Lindsay as Len
  • Eric Francis as Reg Guest
  • Vic Wise as Fred Cole
  • Peter Swanwick as Mr Parfitt
  • Betty Hardy as Mrs Parfitt
  • Arthur Lovegrove as Valet
  • George Rose as Blacksmith
  • Critical reception

    Leonard Maltin called it an "inconsequential racing yarn" ; the Radio Times said, "it's strong on atmosphere and story. Sadly, the film suffers from lack of pace, disappointing racing sequences and an overdose of sentimentality" ; but TV Guide called it a "good racetrack drama, with excellent performances all around."

    References

    Devil on Horseback Wikipedia
    Devil on Horseback IMDb