Genevieve
Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the first to arrive back home.
Director(s)
Henry Cornelius
Yvonne Axeworthy
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Facts
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Guy Middleton and Dirk Bogarde turned down the male leads before Kenneth More and John Gregson were cast.
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Larry Adler accepted a mere 2.5% profit share instead of his fee, a decision that later proved highly lucrative.
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Kay Kendall's trumpet solo was mimed to audio recorded by jazz trumpeter Kenny Baker, not played by the actress.
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Three-quarters of the 57-day shoot occurred on location, which was rare for British films at that time.
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Very much in the spirit of the "Ealing Comedies", this is a simple and engaging story of two chaps - "Alan" (John Gregson) and "Ambrose" (Kenneth More) who bet each other the princely sum (in 1953) of £100 on which of their vintage cars can race the 50-odd miles from London to Brighton quickest. Dragging their reluctant partners "Wendy" (Dinah Sheridan) and "Rosalind" (Kay Kendall) along too, we embark of a fun series of escapades as they test the limits of their friendship, the patience of the police (a nice effort from Geoffrey Keen) and their respective engineering. The photography is colourful and the cars almost as temperamental as their increasingly competitive drivers. Kendall is probably the star for me - pushing a car from an huge puddle was definitely not what she signed up for; and the ending is quite literally neck-and-neck. There is plenty of light-hearted humour to be had, and Larry Adler has composed a suitably jolly score to accompany their automotive antics. All good fun!
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The directors of Genevieve are Henry Cornelius and Yvonne Axeworthy.
The cast of Genevieve includes Geoffrey Keen as Policeman, Reginald Beckwith as J. C. Callahan, Martin Lyder as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited), Michael Medwin as Father To Be (Uncredited), Arthur Lovegrove as Hotel Doorman (Uncredited), Ernest Blyth as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited), Michael Balfour as Trumpeter (Uncredited), Fred Griffiths as Ice Cream Seller (Uncredited), Edie Martin as Guest (Uncredited), Frank Schock as Onlooker (Uncredited), Jim Tyson as Onlooker (Uncredited), Patrick Westwood as Mechanic (Uncredited), and more.
The duration of Genevieve is 1h 26 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Genevieve trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
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Genevieve was released on 28 May 1953.
Genevieve is listed under Comedy on Fanbiz.
Genevieve has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Very much in the spirit of the "Ealing Comedies", this is a simple and engaging story of two chaps - "Alan" (John Gregson) and "Ambrose" (Kenneth More) who bet each other the pr..."
1. Guy Middleton and Dirk Bogarde turned down the male leads before Kenneth More and John Gregson were cast. 2. Larry Adler accepted a mere 2.5% profit share instead of his fee, a decision that later proved highly lucrative. 3. Kay Kendall's trumpet solo was mimed to audio recorded by jazz trumpeter Kenny Baker, not played by the actress. 4. Three-quarters of the 57-day shoot occurred on location, which was rare for British films at that time.
