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The Rainbow Jacket

The Rainbow Jacket

★ 7.0/10•1954•1h 39m•Drama

Turf Thrills!

Champion jockey Sam Lilley gets banned from racing after taking a bribe. Unwilling to leave the sport behind, he befriends Georgie Crain, a sharp young racing enthusiast. Sam mentors Georgie and helps him train to become a professional jockey at Newmarket stables. As Georgie's career takes off, both characters face financial pressures, temptations and the shady underworld of track corruption.

Basil Dearden · Director

T. E. B. Clarke · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 39m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 27, 1954

Actors

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

Lord Logan

Kay Walsh

Kay Walsh

Barbara Crain

Bill Owen

Bill Owen

Sam

Fella Edmonds

Georgie Crain

Edward Underdown

Edward Underdown

Geoffrey Tyler

Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman

Mrs Tyler

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Lord Stoneleigh

Sidney James

Sidney James

Harry

Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

Bruce

Michael Ripper

Michael Ripper

Benny Loder

Frederick Piper

Frederick Piper

Lukey

Michael Trubshawe

Michael Trubshawe

Gresham

Ronald Ward

Ronald Ward

Bernie Rudd

Charles Victor

Charles Victor

Mr Voss

Eliot Makeham

Eliot Makeham

Valet

Brian Roper

Brian Roper

Ron Saunders

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