Flying Fifty-Five (1939)

Directed by

Reginald Denham

Genre

drama film, sport film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 08m

Rated

U

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A man gets involved in horse racing and deals with the people around the track. The story follows his efforts and the complications that come with the sport.

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What happens

Flying Fifty-Five is a 1939 British sports-drama film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Derrick De Marney, Nancy Burne, Marius Goring, John Warwick and Peter Gawthorne. It was made by Admiral Films at Welwyn Studios. The film is based on a 1922 novel of the same name by Edgar Wallace which had previously been made into a 1924 silent film The Flying Fifty-Five. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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