Little jockey really big
| Movie | |
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| German title | Little jockey really big |
| Original title | The Rainbow Jacket |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1954 |
| length | 99 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK without |
| Rod | |
| Director | Basil Dearden |
| script | TEB Clarke |
| production |
Michael Balcon , Michael Relph |
| music | William Alwyn |
| camera | Otto Heller |
| cut | Jack Harris |
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Little jockey really big (Original title: The Rainbow Jacket ) is a British film drama from the milieu of horse racing with criminalistic echoes from 1954 by Basil Dearden . The script was written by TEB Clarke . The leading roles are cast with Fella Edmonds , Bill Owen , Kay Walsh and Robert Morley . The film was first released in the UK on May 27, 1954. In the Federal Republic of Germany it had its premiere on November 5, 1967 in the program of the Second German Television ( ZDF ).
action
Five years ago, Sam Lilley was banned for holding his horse back while racing at Ascot . But a real jockey cannot be driven off the racing course. So it happens that one day Sam meets little Georgie Crain, who is just as much a horse lover as he is. Georgie's dearest wish is to learn to ride and become a jockey. Sam makes sure that this wish comes true; he even manages to get Georgie into Lord Logan's racing team and soon be allowed to take part in competitions. A natural like Georgie quickly asserts itself; But the moment of temptation comes precisely for the successful rider in horse racing. The same gangsters who once destroyed Sam Lilley's career now also want to hang on to Georgie, and Sam, who knows the mother of his protégé in a fatal situation - she bet with her employer's money and lost - also supports the rascals. Nevertheless, everything comes to a happy end because Sam jeopardizes his newly started career at the great St. Leger race in Doncaster to help his young friend out of a tight spot.
Reviews
The evangelical film observer comes to a positive verdict: "The extremely dense drawing of the milieu recommends the strip, which also has a criminal subplot, for sports and horse fans of 14 years." The Catholic Film Service comes to a similar assessment : " Sympathetic, conventionally photographed film in the setting of the racecourse, which despite a predictable ending offers largely respectable entertainment. - From 12."
Web links
- Little jockey it big in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Evangelischer Filmbeobachter , Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 494/1967, p. 623.
- ^ Film service criticism