Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)

Directed by

Frank Launder

Genre

comedy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small-town girl wins a local beauty contest by dressing as Lady Godiva. She then tries to make it big in a national pageant and as an actress.

lightheartedplayfulbreezywhimsicalupbeatcomedicnostalgicfast-paced

What happens

Lady Godiva Rides Again (U.S. title: Bikini Baby) is a 1951 British comedy film starring Pauline Stroud, George Cole and Bernadette O'Farrell, with British stars in supporting roles or making cameo appearances. It concerns a small-town English girl who wins a local beauty contest by appearing as Lady Godiva, then decides to pursue a higher profile in a national beauty pageant and as an actress. The film was released in the United States under its original title in 1953 by Carroll Pictures, then was re-released in the United States as Bikini Baby, to capitalize on the profile of supporting player Diana Dors, who was given star billing with the new title. It also features Joan Collins in her film debut as an uncredited beauty contestant. Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom, also appears as an uncredited beauty queen. Ellis, who was four months pregnant at the time, had dyed her hair black and had styled it into a bob. Other young starlets in the film included Diana Russell, Dana Wynter (billed as Dagmar Wynter), Anne Heywood (billed as Violet Pretty), Yvonne Brooks, Simone Silva, Jean Marsh and Pat Marlowe. It also featured Sid James in one of his first film roles. Trevor Howard has an uncredited cameo as a cinema patron. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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