The Rainbow Jacket

A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.

Cast

Robert Morley

as Lord Logan

Kay Walsh

as Barbara Crain

Bill Owen

as Sam

Fella Edmonds

as Georgie Crain

Edward Underdown

as Geoffrey Tyler

Honor Blackman

as Mrs Tyler

Wilfrid Hyde-White

as Lord Stoneleigh

Sid James

as Harry

Sam Kydd

as Bruce

Michael Ripper

as Benny Loder

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I quite enjoyed this slightly over-long tale of a young, aspiring jockey. There isn't much about the nags that "Georgie" (Fella Edmonds) doesn't know and he yearns to get a race. That might just prove possible when he encounters disgraced former champion "Sam" (Bill Owen) at a meeting where he succe...

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