Golden Arrow (film)
For other films named "The Golden Arrow", see Golden Arrow (disambiguation).
| Golden Arrow | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gordon Parry |
| Produced by |
Teddy Baird Anatole de Grunwald |
| Written by |
Sid Colin Paul Darcy Anatole de Grunwald |
| Starring |
Burgess Meredith Jean-Pierre Aumont Paula Valenska |
| Music by | Mischa Spoliansky |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller |
| Edited by | Gerald Turney-Smith |
Production company |
De Grunwald Productions |
| Distributed by |
Renown Pictures United Artists (US) |
Release dates | 31 December 1949 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Golden Arrow is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Burgess Meredith, Jean-Pierre Aumont and Paula Valenska.[1] It was shot at Teddington Studios. The film was eventually released as a second feature, despite a reasonably high budget and well-known cast. It was given an American release in 1953 by United Artists.[2] It takes its title from the Golden Arrow train service.
Plot
On a journey from Paris to London, a Briton, a Frenchman and an American bond with each other and indulge in a romantic fantasy about a girl they see.
Cast
- Burgess Meredith as Dick
- Jean-Pierre Aumont as Andre Marchand
- Paula Valenska as Sury / Sonia / Hedy
- Kathleen Harrison as Isobel
- Richard Murdoch as David Felton
- Julian D'Albie as Waterhouse
- José de Almeyda as Jones
- Kenneth Kove as Clergyman
- Henry Pascal as Mazzini
- Glyn Lawson as Max
- Karel Štěpánek as Schroeder
- Edward Lexy as The Colonel
- Michael Allen as 1st Reporter
- Patrick Barr as Hedy's Husband
- Hilda Bayley as Mrs. Felton
- Derek Blomfield as 1st Officer in nightclub
- Gerald Case as 1st Military policeman
- Darcy Conyers as 2nd Officer in nightclub
- James Crabbe as John Felton
- Sandra Dorne as 2nd Nightclub hostess
- John Gabriel as 2nd Reporter
- Colin Gordon as Connelly
- Fred Griffiths as 2nd Military policeman
- Ernest Jay as Mr. Felton
- Constance Lewis as 2nd Woman
- Richard Molinas as Schloss
- Hugh Morton as Perdrelli
- Natasha Parry as Betty Felton
- Ivan Samson as Commanding Officer
- Eva Savage as Mimi
- Philip Slessor as BBC announcer
- Milo Sperber as Black Marketeer
- Betty Stanley as 3rd Woman
- Gordon Tanner as Bixby
- Ingeborg von Kusserow as 1st Nightclub hostess
- Richard Warner as Captain
- Sam Wilkinson as Taxi driver
- Millicent Wolf as 1st Woman
References
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54236
- ↑ Chibnall & McFarlane p.322
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
External links
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