Once a Jolly Swagman

A factory worker quits his job to become a motorcycle racer.

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

as Bill Fox

Bonar Colleano

as Tommy Possey

Bill Owen

as Lag Gibbon

Renée Asherson

as Pat

Thora Hird

as Ma Fox

James Hayter

as Pa Fox

Patric Doonan

as Dick

Moira Lister

as Dotty Liz

Sidney James

as Rowton

Dudley Jones

as Taffy

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Aside from the odd rendition of "Waltzing Matilda" - I am unsure as to the reason for the title, but don't be put off - it's about speedway not swag (or sheep). Dirk Bogarde is at his most alluring as "Bill", a man who gets laid off from his job testing lightbulbs and who takes up the sport of dirt-...

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