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The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner

1949Movie⏱️ 1h 31mApproved
DramaFantasy
7.2
IMDB Rating
1,529 votes

A young boy receives a rocking horse for Christmas and soon learns that he is able to pick the winning horse at the races.

Director
Anthony Pelissier
Writers
D.H. Lawrence, Anthony Pelissier
Stars
Valerie Hobson, John Howard Davies, Ronald Squire
Release Date
November 30, 1949
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Valerie Hobson
Valerie Hobson
as Hester Grahame
John Howard Davies
John Howard Davies
as Paul Grahame
Ronald Squire
Ronald Squire
as Oscar Cresswell
John Mills
John Mills
as Bassett
Hugh Sinclair
Hugh Sinclair
as Richard Grahame
Charles Goldner
Charles Goldner
as Mr. Tsaldouris
Susan Richards
Susan Richards
as Nannie
Cyril Smith
Cyril Smith
as Bailiff
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Anthony Holles
as Bowler Hat
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Melanie Mackenzie
as Matilda Grahame

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Production
John Mills Productions, Two Cities Films

🏷️ Keywords

boyuniversal studiosyoungchristmas filmchristmas movie

🎯 Categories

DramaFantasy

⭐ Featured Review

You have a runaway talent for spending money and that's all.
by hitchcockthelegend2013-11-14
9/10

"The Rocking Horse Winner is directed by Anthony Pelissier, who also adapts the screenplay from the D. H. Lawrence short story of the same name. It stars Valerie Hobson, John Howard Davies, Ronald Squire, John Mills, Hugh Sinclair and Susan Richards. Music is by William Alwyn and cinematography by Desmond Dickinson. Dreadful, Evil Money. There's a handful of British films from the 1940s that deserve to be far better known, films that blended haunted themes with film noir traits and visual smarts. The Night Has Eyes, Uncle Silas, Corridor Of Mirrors and the magnificent Queen Of Spades r..."

💡 Did You Know?

Bassett says that he had "... fine plans for teaching Gordon Richards a thing or two...". Gordon Richards (1904 - 1986) was an English jockey. He was the Champion Jockey in British flat horse-racing 26 times, a record that still stands.

📖 Synopsis

A young boy receives a rocking horse for Christmas and soon learns that he is able to pick the winning horse at the races.