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The King's Cup

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Wikipedia article




'The King's Cup' is a 1933 British drama film directed by Alan Cobham, Donald Macardle, Herbert Wilcox and Robert Cullen and starring Chili Bouchier, Harry Milton and William Kendall.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090116190615/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/39092 BFI | Film & TV Database | The KING'S CUP (1933)]. Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk (16 April 2009). The film is named after the King's Cup air race, established by King George V in 1922 as an endurance race across Britain, to encourage development in engine design and the sport of aviation. Stars Chili Bouchier and Harry Milton were married at the time the film was made.

Plot summary



A pilot who has lost his nerve following an accident regains it after meeting a woman and goes on to win a major air race.

Cast



* Chili Bouchier Betty Conway

* Harry Milton Dick Carter

* William Kendall Captain Richards

* Rene Ray Peggy

* Tom Helmore Ronnie

* Lewis Shaw Peter

* Sydney King Crasher

* Leila Page Lena

* Syd Crossley Crossley

* Lew Stone Himself

Critical reception



'TV Guide' gave the film one out of four stars, and wrote, "the novelty of four directors did nothing out of the ordinary in terms of what appears on the screen." while 'The Cinema Museum' noted "a tantalizing glimpse of the (Brooklands) airfield and some of the flying that took place there before the Second World War."

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