Up for the Derby
| Up for the Derby | |
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| Directed by | Maclean Rogers |
| Written by | Bert Lee Jack Marks R. P. Weston |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Starring | Sydney Howard Dorothy Bartlam Tom Helmore |
| Cinematography | Cyril Bristow Freddie Young |
| Edited by | Cecil H. Williamson |
| Music by | Lew Stone Harris Weston |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Up for the Derby is a 1933 British sports comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Sydney Howard, Dorothy Bartlam and Tom Helmore.[1] It was written by Bert Lee, Jack Marks and R. P. Weston. It was made at British and Dominion Elstree Studios.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Frederick Pusey.
Plot
[edit]A tramp unexpectedly comes into some money, and buys a racehorse which goes on to win The Derby.
Cast
[edit]- Sydney Howard as Joe Burton
- Dorothy Bartlam as Dorothy Gordon
- Mark Daly as Jerry Higgs
- Tom Helmore as Ronnie Gordon
- Frederick Lloyd as Major Edwards
- Franklyn Bellamy as Palmer
- Jane Carr as singer
- Frank Harvey as George Moberley
- Lew Stone and his band as themselves
Reception
[edit]Film Weekly wrote: "Two towering assets overwhelm any weaknesses, which may be found in Up for the Derby. It is utterly efficient, packing a wealth of realistic detail into a fantastic story, and it has Sydney Howard, one of the genuinely born-funny men of the screen, as a pillar of strength all the way through. Indeed, so powerful are these factors that the film would still be good if the other component parts were weaker than they are."[3]
Kine Weekly wrote: "The star's particular brand of humour is very well catered for in the story of a tramp who buys a Derby winner. It will prove a very good attraction for the masses. ... Sydney Howard gives a typical performance and holds the stage most of the time.... Straightforward direction which allows for some excellent topical of the Derby. The humor is of a broad type but is well put over, although in two instances it steps over the border line of decency."[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Up for the Derby". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
- ↑ Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939 (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022.
- ↑ "Up for the Derby". Film Weekly. 9 (231): 36. 17 March 1933. ProQuest 1705181901.
- ↑ "Up for the Derby". Kine Weekly (1352): 13. 16 March 1933. ProQuest 2322712959.
External links
[edit]- 1933 films
- British horse racing films
- Films directed by Maclean Rogers
- Films set in England
- British black-and-white films
- British and Dominions Studios films
- Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree
- 1930s sports comedy films
- British sports comedy films
- 1933 comedy films
- 1933 British films
- 1933 English-language films
- English-language sports comedy films
