Derby Day

1952 · 84 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 122 VOTES · DIR. Herbert Wilcox

Derby Day poster

Overview

Entertaining ensemble piece dealing with several characters who are on the way to the races on Derby day. It cleverly blends dramatic, romantic and comic elements, including the woman and lover who have murdered her husband, and the working class couple who are excited about their chance to go to the races, but end up listening to it on the radio in the car-park because they've got such a bad view.

Dialogue Timeline — 2,116 lines

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00:01:54 Derby Day has just begun.
00:06:01 Hello...
00:09:57 But you've got to get up.
00:13:31 And real orchids.
00:16:52 But it ain't the same as the real thing,
00:20:44 Ah yes, but it's not transferable.
00:23:47 Yeah, he'll be there today.
00:27:45 Oi!
00:32:52 Really wonderful.
00:35:53 Never mind who said so.
00:39:23 Oh.
00:42:22 Joe, isn't it wonderful?
00:45:19 No, no, I haven't.
00:47:54 Oh, but I have lots of money, seven pounds.
00:51:07 50 bob?
00:54:00 Her uncle was dead.
00:58:20 Why did you come here today?
01:02:00 His wife, Elizabeth Molloy, is missing.
01:05:26 It's curious, isn't it?
01:09:18 in some strange way you seem.
01:12:40 Just like the humblest of their subjects.
01:17:20 But he's still got a long way to go.
01:21:34 It's your money, it's not mine.
01:25:01 Derby Day is over.

Cast & Characters

Anna Neagle Lady Helen Forbes
Michael Wilding David Scott Googie Withers Betty Molloy John McCallum Tommy Dillon Peter Graves Gerald Berkeley Suzanne Cloutier Michele Jolivet Gordon Harker Joe Jenkins Edwin Styles Sir George Forbes
Gladys Henson Gladys Jenkins
Nigel Stock Jim Molloy
Ralph Reader Bill Hammond
Tom Walls Jr. Gilpin
Josephine Fitzgerald O'Shaughnessy
Alfie Bass Spider Wilkes
Toni Edgar-Bruce Mrs. Harbottle-Smith
Ewan Roberts Studio Driver
Leslie Weston Capt. Goggs
Sam Kydd Harry Bunn
Brian Johnston Interviewer
Raymond Glendenning Narration and Commentary
Robert Brown Foster - Berkeley's Butler
John Chandos Man on Train (uncredited)
Cyril Conway Hinchcliffe - Coalman
Arthur Hambling Col. Tremaine
H.R. Hignett Lawson - Lady Forbes' Butler
Myrette Morven Mrs. Tremaine
Hugh Moxey Police Constable
Derek Prentice Old Man (uncredited)
Philip Ray 2nd Newspaper Reporter
Michael Ripper 1st Newspaper Reporter
Cicely Walper Mrs. Wickham - Housekeeper (uncredited)
Richard Wattis Editor
Frank Webster Taxi Driver
Gerald Andersen Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Frank Williams Derby Racegoer

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed2,116
Dialogue density25.2 lines / min
First line00:01:54
Final line01:25:01

Production Record

DirectorHerbert Wilcox
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes122

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