Geordie (film)
| Geordie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Frank Launder |
| Written by | Sidney Gilliat Frank Launder David Walker (novel) |
| Produced by | Sidney Gilliat Frank Launder |
| Starring | Bill Travers Alastair Sim Norah Gorsen |
| Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
| Edited by | Thelma Connell |
| Music by | William Alwyn |
Release date | 1955 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film UK |
| Language | English |
Geordie (released in the U.S. as Wee Geordie) is a 1955 British film based on David Walker's novel of the same title, with Bill Travers in the title role as a Scotsman who becomes an athlete at the Olympic Games. The cast includes Alistair Sim and Norah Gorsen.
It has been criticised for its condescending treatment of the Scots, and for the performance of Gorsen as Geordie's girlfriend, described as "one of the worst attempts at a Scottish accent ever to appear on screen, although there are a number of serious contenders for that title".[citation needed]
Cast
- Alastair Sim - The Laird
- Bill Travers - Geordie
- Norah Gorsen - Jean
- Molly Urquhart - Geordie's mother
- Francis de Wolff - Samson
- Jack Radcliffe - The Minister
- Brian Reece - Olympic Selector
- Raymond Huntley - Olympic Selector
- Miles Malleson - Lord Paunceton
- Jameson Clark - Geordie's father
- Doris Goddard - Helga
- Stanley Baxter - Postman
- Duncan Macrae - Schoolmaster
- Paul Young - Young Geordie
- Anna Ferguson - Young Jean
- Margaret Boyd - Laird's maid
- Michael Ripper - Australian journalist
See also
External links
- Geordie at IMDb
- Wee Geordie at the TCM Movie Database
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