The Turners of Prospect Road

The Turners of Prospect Road
Directed by	Maurice J. Wilson
Written by	Victor Katona Patrick Kirwan
Produced by	Victor Katona
Starring	Wilfrid Lawson Jeanne de Casalis
Cinematography	Frederick Ford
Edited by	Kenneth Hume
Music by	Nicholas Brodszky Philip Green (conducted by)
Production company	Victor Katona Productions
Distributed by	Grand National Pictures (UK)
Release date	11 March 1947 (1947-03-11) (London)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Turners of Prospect Road is a 1947 British drama film directed by Maurice J. Wilson and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Helena Pickard and Maureen Glynne. A pet greyhound wins a major race meeting. It was shot at Walton Studios. As of 1996, it was missing from the National Film Archive.

Premise

A London cabby finds a greyhound puppy in his cab, and gives it to his daughter. She raises it and trains it up at the race tracks, and in spite of crooked rival owners, the dog eventually wins the Greyhound Derby.

Cast

• Wilfrid Lawson as Will Turner
• Helena Pickard as Lil Turner
• Maureen Glynne as Betty Turner
• Amy Veness as Grandma
• Jeanne de Casalis as Mrs. Webster
• Shamus Locke as Terence O'Keefe
• Desmond Tester as Nicky
• Christopher Steele as Magistrate
• Giselle Morlais as Jacqueline
• Joy Frankau as Ruby
• Andrew Blackett as Andrew Carroll
• Gus McNaughton as Knocker
• Charles Farrell as Jack
• Peter Bull as J.G. Clarkson

Critical reception

TV Guide noted, "there are some fine moments of humor in this simple film and the acting is good, though not extraordinary. Made on an obviously limited budget, this is a good example of generic filmmaking, its amiable and predictable story populated by cutout characters."

The film was criticised by sectors of the greyhound industry for stereotypical portrayal of greyhound racing. The filming took place at Clapton Stadium and White City Stadium.

Bibliography

• Gillett, Philip John. The British working class in postwar film. Manchester University Press, 2003.

External links

• The Turners of Prospect Road at IMDb