Golden Arrow (film)
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Golden Arrow is a 1949 British
comedy film
directed by Gordon Parry
and starring Burgess Meredith
, Jean-Pierre Aumont
and Kathleen Harrison
. On a journey from Paris to London, an Englishman, a Frenchman and an American bond with each other and indulge in a romantic fantasy about a girl they see.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Gordon Parry
Gordon Parry
Gordon Parry may refer to:*Gordon Parry *Gordon Parry, Baron Parry, Labour peer from Neyland, Wales*Gordon Parry , Grammy award winner for Production and engineering...
and starring Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
Oliver Burgess Meredith , known professionally as Burgess Meredith, was an American actor in theatre, film, and television, who also worked as a director...
, Jean-Pierre Aumont
Jean-Pierre Aumont
-Early life:Aumont was born Jean-Pierre Philippe Salomons in Paris, the son of Suzanne and Alexandre Salomons, owner of La Maison du Blanc . His mother's uncle was well-known stage actor Georges Berr. His father was from a Dutch Jewish family and his mother's family were French Jews...
and Kathleen Harrison
Kathleen Harrison
Kathleen Harrison was a prolific English character actress best remembered for her role as Mrs. Huggett in a trio of British post-war comedies about a working class family's misadventures. To modern viewers she is better remembered as Mrs...
. On a journey from Paris to London, an Englishman, a Frenchman and an American bond with each other and indulge in a romantic fantasy about a girl they see.
Cast
- Burgess Meredith ... Dick
- Jean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumont-Early life:Aumont was born Jean-Pierre Philippe Salomons in Paris, the son of Suzanne and Alexandre Salomons, owner of La Maison du Blanc . His mother's uncle was well-known stage actor Georges Berr. His father was from a Dutch Jewish family and his mother's family were French Jews...
... Andre Marchand - Paula Valenska ... Sury / Sonia / Hedy
- Kathleen HarrisonKathleen HarrisonKathleen Harrison was a prolific English character actress best remembered for her role as Mrs. Huggett in a trio of British post-war comedies about a working class family's misadventures. To modern viewers she is better remembered as Mrs...
... Isobel - Richard MurdochRichard MurdochRichard Bernard Murdoch was a British comedic radio, film and television performer.Richard Bernard Murdoch attended Charterhouse School. He then appeared in Footlights whilst a student at Pembroke College, Cambridge...
... David Felton - Julian D'Albie ... Waterhouse
- José de Almeyda ... Jones
- Kenneth KoveKenneth Kove-Selected filmography:* Murder! * The Great Game -Selected filmography:* Murder! (1930)* The Great Game -Selected filmography:* Murder! (1930)* The Great Game (1930* Down River (1931)* The Man from Toronto (1933)* Crime on the Hill (1933)* Asking for Trouble (1942)* Golden Arrow (1949)* Innocents...
... Clergyman - Henry Pascal ... Mazzini
- Glyn Lawson ... Max
- Karel ŠtěpánekKarel ŠtěpánekKarel Štěpánek was a Czech actor who spent many years in Austria and generally played German roles onscreen. In 1940 he fled to Britain and spent much of the rest of his career acting there.-Selected filmography:...
... Schroeder - Edward LexyEdward Lexy-Filmography:* Under Secret Orders * Mademoiselle Docteur * Farewell Again * Knight Without Armour * Action for Slander * Smash and Grab * The Green Cockatoo...
... The Colonel - Michael Allen ... 1st Reporter
- Patrick BarrPatrick BarrPatrick David Barr was a British film and television actor.Born in Akola, India, Patrick Barr went from stage to screen with The Merry Men of Sherwood . He spent the 1930s playing various beneficent authority figures and "reliable friend" types...
... Hedy's Husband - Hilda BayleyHilda BayleyHilda Christabel Bailey was a British film actress. In 1922 she appeared in the controversial crime film Cocaine.-Selected filmography:* The Barton Mystery * Carnival * Cocaine * Flames of Passion...
... Mrs. Felton - Derek BlomfieldDerek BlomfieldDerek Blomfield was a British actor who appeared in a number of film and television productions between 1935 and his death in 1964.-Career:...
... 1st Officer in nightclub - Gerald CaseGerald Case-Selected filmography:* Museum Mystery * The Lion Has Wings * In Which We Serve * Jean's Plan * Night Boat to Dublin * Horrors of the Black Museum * Vampyres * The Elephant Man...
... 1st Military policeman - Darcy Conyers ... 2nd Officer in nightclub
- James Crabbe ... John Felton
- Sandra DorneSandra DorneSandra Dorne in Keighley, Yorkshire, was a British actress.Also known as Sandra Holt, she was often known in the fifties as the B Movie Diana Dors...
... 2nd Nightclub hostess - John GabrielJohn GabrielNote: For the actor of the same name, see John Gabriel . For the webcomic character, see Penny Arcade.John Gabriel is an executive in the National Basketball Association. In 2008, he became the director of scouting for the New York Knicks...
... 2nd Reporter - Colin GordonColin GordonColin Gordon was a British actor born in Ceylon .He was educated at Marlborough College and Christ Church, Oxford. He made his first West End appearance in 1934 as the hind legs of a horse in a production of “Toad of Toad Hall”. From 1936 to 1939 he was a director with the Fred Melville Repertory...
... Connelly - Fred Griffiths ... 2nd Military policeman
- Ernest Jay ... Mr. Felton
- Constance Lewis ... 2nd Woman
- Richard Molinas ... Schloss
- Hugh Morton ... Perdrelli
- Natasha ParryNatasha Parry-Selected filmography:* Dance Hall * Crow Hollow * Knave of Hearts * Windom's Way * The Rough and the Smooth * The Fourth Square * Girl in the Headlines * Romeo and Juliet...
... Betty Felton - Ivan Samson ... Commanding Officer
- Eva Savage ... Mimi
- Philip Slessor ... BBC announcer
- Milo SperberMilo SperberMilo Sperber was a Polish-born English actor.Sperber trained as a lawyer in Vienna before joining a local drama school; in 1939 he fled Germany, and the Nazis, landing in England. Early in World War II, he joined the Oxford Pilgrim Players; he gained experience directing the company on tour in...
... Black Marketeer - Betty Stanley ... 3rd Woman
- Gordon TannerGordon Tanner-Selected filmography:* Campbell's Kingdom * The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw * The Green Helmet * Where the Spies Are * The Return of Mr. Moto * Caravan to Vaccares...
... Bixby - Ingeborg von KusserowIngeborg von Kusserow-Biography:Kusserow was born in Wollstein, Province of Posen, Imperial Germany .She married Percy Graf Welsburg in November 1941 and emigrated to Great Britain after World War II, where she usually appeared as Ingeborg Wells. She retired in 1960.-Filmography:-External links:...
... 1st Nightclub hostess - Richard Warner ... Captain
- Sam Wilkinson ... Taxi driver
- Millicent Wolf ... 1st Woman