Horse racing movies - Britmovie

dogstar · 03-03-2008, 05:48 PM

Was watching the racing on Saturday and it occurred to me how few British movies there have been on the subject, let alone good ones - Champions being an honorable exception and even that isn't really in the Seabiscuit league, fond though I am of it. Strange really, considering both its popularity and how visually dramatic the sport is.

batman · 03-03-2008, 05:57 PM

I can think of a few ...

Rocking Horse Winner
Champions
Come On George
Never Back Losers (Edgar Wallace)
Dead Cert

Nick Dando · 03-03-2008, 06:40 PM

Dandy Dick
Brighton Rock
Champion

Nick

DB7 · 03-03-2008, 06:48 PM

The Galloping Major culminates at Aintree, Take Me to Paris at Maisons Lafitte.

glyn horton · 03-03-2008, 07:36 PM

Rainbow Jacket (set at Newmarket I think)
Devil on Horseback
Derby Day
Just My Luck
The Sport of Kings

hankoler · 03-03-2008, 09:38 PM

National Velvet.

DB7 · 03-03-2008, 10:00 PM

Newcastle in Get Carter, Kempton (I think) in Tread Softly Stranger, also sure Stanley Baker visits on in The Criminal.

penfold · 03-03-2008, 11:19 PM

Squibs Wins The Calcutta Sweep, The Return of The Rat, Gone To Earth, The Clairvoyant, all have fine racing sequences...and the first British Technicolor feature, Wings of the Morning is chock full of location shooting at Derby Day.....

Windthrop · 03-03-2008, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by hankoler

National Velvet.

Not forgetting Forbsey's International Velvet

Flanagan and Allen in Dreaming which features a cameo by Gordon Richards no less

CALF28 · 04-03-2008, 12:44 AM

One or two outsiders. The Calendar 1948, I think there's some racing scenes in it (I haven't seen the 1931 version) and Grand National Night, I'm ptetty sure there's no racing scenes. A good title though!!

Merton Park · 04-03-2008, 12:53 AM

There was a robbery at a racecourse in The Criminal with Stanley Baker and there was a film called The Oracle, I think made by Ealing.

Dry Rot and The Belles of St Trinians both had a racing theme.

David Brent · 04-03-2008, 06:49 AM

Not British but 'A Day At The Races' starring the Marx Brothers has a horse racing theme.
The scene where Groucho tries to buy a racing tip from the Tutti Fruity man always makes me laugh.

Dave.

Steve Crook · 04-03-2008, 07:00 AM

Although it was filmed and set in Australia, The Sundowners (1960) is reckoned to be a British film by many standards. There's a big horse racing scene in that

Steve

hankoler · 04-03-2008, 07:35 AM

THE SUNDOWNERS had a scene at the melbourne cup I believe.

Steve Crook · 04-03-2008, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by hankoler

THE SUNDOWNERS had a scene at the melbourne cup I believe.

Yes, it was something like that. They (or Bob Mitchum anyway) had gambled all their money on a race. If he won then they could settle down like Deborah Kerr wanted. If it lost then they'd be on the road for the rest of their lives - which in Bob Mitchum's case might not be all that long because Deborah really did want to settle down

Great film, great cast. As well as Bob & Deborah it also has Glynis Johns & Peter Ustinov and lots of Aussies like Chips Rafferty & John Meillon

Steve

03-03-2008, 05:48 PM	#1
dogstar has no status. Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Manchester Posts: 186 Country: iTrader: (0)	Horse racing movies Was watching the racing on Saturday and it occurred to me how few British movies there have been on the subject, let alone good ones - Champions being an honorable exception and even that isn't really in the Seabiscuit league, fond though I am of it. Strange really, considering both its popularity and how visually dramatic the sport is.

03-03-2008, 05:57 PM	#2
batman is happy Chief Member OBME Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norwich Posts: 15,791 My Mood: Country: iTrader: (10)	I can think of a few ... Rocking Horse Winner Champions Come On George Never Back Losers (Edgar Wallace) Dead Cert __________________ Oh look Daddy, it's raining again, look at the river that's in our road, I think they should report this as news in other countries! *Bat-Quiz 9 is under way in the 'Competition' thread, Saturday 19th July, 2008.*

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penfold is feeling moderate again... Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bristol Posts: 3,363 Country: iTrader: (0)	Squibs Wins The Calcutta Sweep, The Return of The Rat, Gone To Earth, The Clairvoyant, all have fine racing sequences...and the first British Technicolor feature, Wings of the Morning is chock full of location shooting at Derby Day..... __________________ Bit of a Bay Window, what??

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DB7 is scavenging through life's very constant lulls Administrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Shrops Posts: 6,186 My Mood: Country: iTrader: (10)	Newcastle in Get Carter, Kempton (I think) in Tread Softly Stranger, also sure Stanley Baker visits on in The Criminal.

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CALF28 has no status. Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Mersea, Essex Posts: 135 Country: iTrader: (8)	One or two outsiders. The Calendar 1948, I think there's some racing scenes in it (I haven't seen the 1931 version) and Grand National Night, I'm ptetty sure there's no racing scenes. A good title though!!

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Merton Park has no status. Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London Posts: 351 Country: iTrader: (1)	There was a robbery at a racecourse in The Criminal with Stanley Baker and there was a film called The Oracle, I think made by Ealing. Dry Rot and The Belles of St Trinians both had a racing theme.

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David Brent has no status. Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Queensland, Australia. Posts: 2,290 Country: iTrader: (3)	Not British but 'A Day At The Races' starring the Marx Brothers has a horse racing theme. The scene where Groucho tries to buy a racing tip from the Tutti Fruity man always makes me laugh. Dave.

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hankoler has no status. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: west lancs. Posts: 748 My Mood: Country: iTrader: (1)	THE SUNDOWNERS had a scene at the melbourne cup I believe.