Top billed cast

1. 

   Dirk Bogarde

   Bill Fox

2. 

   Bonar Colleano

   Tommy Possey

3. 

   Bill Owen

   Lag Gibbon

4. 

   Renée Asherson

   Pat

5. 

   Thora Hird

   Ma Fox

6. 

   James Hayter

   Pa Fox

7. 

   Patric Doonan

   Dick

8. 

   Moira Lister

   Dotty Liz

9. 

   Sidney James

   Rowton

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-07-09

Aside from the odd rendition of "Waltzing Matilda" - I am unsure as to the reason for the title, but don't be put off - it's about speedway not swag (or sheep). Dirk Bogarde is at his most alluring as "Bill", a man who gets laid off from his job testing lightbulbs and who takes up the sport of dirt-track speedway. Discovering he has a bit of a penchant for it, he is soon earning £90-a week and but for the intervention of WWII could have been a true champion. After the war, though, his wife "Pat" (Renée Asherson) gives him an ultimatum despite him struggling to get so much as a milk round to ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• army
• sports
• world war ii
• fame
• motorcycle
• race