The Rainbow Jacket

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The Rainbow Jacket (1954)

Directed by Basil Dearden

“Turf Thrills!”

Drama · 1h 39m

Champion jockey Sam Lilley gets banned from racing after taking a bribe. Unwilling to leave the sport behind, he befriends Georgie Crain, a sharp young racing enthusiast. Sam mentors Georgie and helps him train to become a professional jockey at Newmarket stables. As Georgie's career takes off, both characters face financial pressures, temptations and the shady underworld of track corruption.

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Cast

Robert Morley Lord Logan Kay Walsh Barbara Crain Bill Owen Sam
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Fella Edmonds Georgie Crain Edward Underdown Geoffrey Tyler Honor Blackman Mrs Tyler Wilfrid Hyde-White Lord Stoneleigh Sidney James Harry Sam Kydd Bruce Michael Ripper Benny Loder Frederick Piper Lukey Michael Trubshawe Gresham

Crew

Director
Basil Dearden
Writer
T. E. B. Clarke
Director of Photography
Otto Heller
Editor
Jack Harris

Details

Release date
1954-05-27
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Ealing Studios, General Film Distributors