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Genevieve

  • 7.1 /10

  • 50

  • 86%

Plot

Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the first to arrive back home.

Cast

Dinah Sheridan as Wendy McKim
Dinah Sheridan

as Wendy McKim

John Gregson as Alan McKim
John Gregson

as Alan McKim

Kay Kendall as Rosalind Peters
Kay Kendall

as Rosalind Peters

Kenneth More as Ambrose Claverhouse
Kenneth More

as Ambrose Claverhouse

Geoffrey Keen as Policeman
Geoffrey Keen

as Policeman

Reginald Beckwith as J. C. Callahan
Reginald Beckwith

as J. C. Callahan

Arthur Wontner as Old Gentleman
Arthur Wontner

as Old Gentleman

Joyce Grenfell as Hotel Proprietress
Joyce Grenfell

as Hotel Proprietress

Leslie Mitchell as Himself, Newsreel Commentator
Leslie Mitchell

as Himself, Newsreel Commentator

Michael Balfour as Trumpeter (Uncredited)
Michael Balfour

as Trumpeter (Uncredited)

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • May 28, 1953

Production Companies

  • La Société des Films Sirius

  • J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.43 hrs

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Reviews

Very much in the spirit of the "Ealing Comedies", this is a simple and engaging story of two chaps - "Alan" (John Gregson) and "Ambrose" (Kenneth More) who bet each other the princely sum (in 1953) of £100 on which of their vintage cars can race the 50-odd miles from London to Brighton quickest. Dragging their reluctant partners "Wendy" (Dinah Sheridan) and "Rosalind" (Kay Kendall) along too, we …