The Galloping Major

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The Galloping Major is a 1951 British comedy film about a London bookmaker who buys a racehorse with his neighbors in hopes of winning big at the races.

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instanceOf British comedy film
film
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographer Oswald Morris
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Henry Cornelius
distributionFormat cinema release
distributor British Lion Film Corporation
linked to: British Lion Films
editor Clive Donner
filmingLocation Alexandra Park Racecourse
Islington, London
genre comedy film
sports comedy film
hasCastMember A. E. Matthews
Basil Radford
Charles Farrell
Charles Victor
George Rose
Hugh Griffith
Janet Brown
Jimmy Hanley
Sidney James
hasCharacterRole bookmaker
racehorse owner
hasColorInfo black-and-white film
hasTitleLanguage English
mainSubject gambling
horse racing
medium theatrical film
musicBy Leighton Lucas
narrativeFocus community ownership of a racehorse
originalLanguage English
partOf British post-war comedy cinema
plotSummary A London bookmaker and his neighbors buy a racehorse hoping to win big at the races.
producer Monja Danischewsky
productionCompany British Lion Film Corporation
linked to: British Lion Films
releaseCountry United Kingdom
releaseDate 1951-05-28
releaseYear 1951
runtimeMinutes 82
screenwriter Henry Cornelius
Monja Danischewsky
setting London
linked to: London, England
timePeriodOfSetting post-war Britain
workLocationOfDirector United Kingdom

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