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Golden Arrow (1949 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Golden Arrow' is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Burgess Meredith, Jean-Pierre Aumont and Paula Valenska.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114093257/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54236 BFI.org] It was shot at Teddington Studios. The film was eventually released as a second feature, despite a reasonably high budget and well-known cast. It was given an American release in 1953 by United Artists under the title 'The Gay Adventure'.Chibnall & McFarlane p.322 It takes its title from the 'Golden Arrow' train service.
Plot
On a journey from Paris to London, a Briton, a Frenchman and an American bond with each other and indulge in a romantic fantasy about a girl they see.
Cast
* Burgess Meredith as Dick
* Jean-Pierre Aumont as Andre Marchand
* Paula Valenska as Suzy / Sonia / Hedy
* Kathleen Harrison as Isobel
* Richard Murdoch as David Felton
* Julian D'Albie as Waterhouse
* Jos de Almeyda as Jones
* Kenneth Kove as Clergyman
* Henry Pascal as Mazzini
* Glyn Lawson as Max
* Karel Stepanek as Schroeder
* Edward Lexy as The Colonel
:;Uncredited (in alphabetical order)
* Patrick Barr as Hedy's Husband
* Hilda Bayley as Mrs. Felton
* Derek Blomfield as 1st Officer in nightclub
* Gerald Case as 1st Military policeman
* Darcy Conyers as 2nd Officer in nightclub
* Sandra Dorne as 2nd Nightclub hostess
* Colin Gordon as Connelly
* Fred Griffiths as 2nd Military policeman
* Ernest Jay as Mr. Felton
* Richard Molinas as Schloss
* Hugh Morton as Perdrelli
* Natasha Parry as Betty Felton
* Ivan Samson as Commanding Officer
* Milo Sperber as Black Marketeer
* Gordon Tanner as Bixby
* Ingeborg von Kusserow as 1st Nightclub hostess
* Richard Warner as Captain
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. 'The British 'B' Film'. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
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