Overview
Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the first to arrive back home.
Fun facts
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (1955)
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Filming locations
Filmed in Pinewood Studios
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Setting
Set in London and Brighton
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Music
Music by Larry Adler
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Christopher Challis
Details
- Director
- Writer
- William RoseStory, Screenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 28, 1953
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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In the United States
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Cast
Dinah SheridanWendy McKim
John GregsonAlan McKim
Kay KendallRosalind Peters
Kenneth MoreAmbrose Claverhouse
Geoffrey KeenPoliceman
Reginald BeckwithJ. C. Callahan
Arthur WontnerOld Gentleman
Joyce GrenfellHotel Proprietress- Leslie MitchellHimself, Newsreel Commentator
Michael BalfourTrumpeter (Uncredited)- Stanley EscaneFilm Cameraman (Uncredited)
Fred GriffithsIce Cream Seller (Uncredited)- Charles LambPublican (Uncredited)
- Arthur LovegroveHotel Doorman (Uncredited)
Edie MartinGuest (Uncredited)
Edward MalinSpectator (Uncredited)
Michael MedwinFather To Be (Uncredited)- Harold SiddonsPoliceman (Uncredited)
- Fred NicholasPolice Constable (Uncredited)
- Joey CarrMechanic Joey (Uncredited)
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