The Galloping Major (film)

The Galloping Major
Directed by	Henry Cornelius
Written by	Monja Danischewsky Henry Cornelius Basil Radford
Produced by	Monja Danischewsky
Starring	Basil Radford Jimmy Hanley Janette Scott A. E. Matthews Rene Ray
Cinematography	Stanley Pavey
Distributed by	British Lion Film Corporation
Release date	8 May 1951
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£153,770 (UK)

The Galloping Major is a 1951 British comedy sports film starring Basil Radford, Jimmy Hanley and Janette Scott. It also featured Sid James, Charles Hawtrey and Joyce Grenfell in supporting roles. It was directed by Henry Cornelius. The title is taken from the song "The Galloping Major", and the plot was centred on gambling at the horse racing track. A syndicate in a London suburb club together to buy a race horse to run in the Grand National.

Cast

• Basil Radford - Major Arthur Hill
• Jimmy Hanley - Bill Collins
• Janette Scott - Susan Hill
• A. E. Matthews - Sir Robert Medleigh
• Rene Ray - Pam Riley
• Hugh Griffith - Harold Temple
• Joyce Grenfell - Maggie
• Charles Victor - Sam Fisher
• Sydney Tafler - Mr. Leon
• Charles Lamb - Ernie Smart, Horse Owner
• Charles Hawtrey - Lew Rimmel
• Alfie Bass - Newspaper seller
• Sid James - Bottomley
• Kenneth More - Rosedale Film Studio Director
• Leslie Phillips - Reporter

Location

• "Lambs Green" in the film is actually Belsize Village, London NW3. The "cafe" is now a Greengrocers (2012), but the whole area is easily recognisable.
• The race track was filmed at Alexandra Palace, which can be seen briefly in the background.

External links

• The Galloping Major at IMDb