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Once a Jolly Swagman

Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)

Comedy | 100 minutes
2,50 3 votes

Genre: Comedy / Romance

Duration: 100 minuten

Alternative title: Maniacs on Wheels

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Jack Lee

Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Renée Asherson and Bonar Colleano

IMDb score: 6,4 (285)

Releasedate: 2 February 1949

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Once a Jolly Swagman plot

Young factory worker Bill Fox (Dirk Bogarde) quits his job one day to become a professional motorcycle racer. Life on the racetrack brings him many victories and rewards, but his self-centered behavior destroys his marriage. He leaves his long-suffering wife and begins an affair with another woman. It is ultimately a tragic event on the racetrack that brings the shocked Bill back to his feet...

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Dirk Bogarde Dirk Bogarde

Bill Fox

Bonar Colleano Bonar Colleano

Tommy Possey

Bill Owen Bill Owen

Lag Gibbon

Renée Asherson Renée Asherson

Pat

Thora Hird Thora Hird

Ma Fox

James Hayter James Hayter

Pa Fox

Patric Doonan Patric Doonan

Dick

Moira Lister Moira Lister

Dotty Liz

Sidney James Sidney James

Rowton

Dudley Jones Dudley Jones

Taffy

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