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A Run for Your Money (1949)Brothers from a Welsh village take their first trip to London to collect a prize, and meet a con artist and sundry other urban distractions. Director:Charles Frend |
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Title: A Run for Your Money (1949)
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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award.
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David 'Dai Number 9' Jones
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Thomas 'Twm' Jones
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Whimple
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Huw Price
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Clive Morton | ... |
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Julie Milton | ... |
Bronwen
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Davies Manager
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Joyce Grenfell | ... |
Mrs Pargiter
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Leslie Perrins | ... |
Barney
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Dorothy Bramhall | ... |
Jane Benson
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Andrew Leigh | ... |
The Pawnbroker
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Edward Rigby | ... |
Beefeater
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Desmond Walter-Ellis | ... |
Station Announcer
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Stebbins (Photographer)
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Two Welsh coal-mining brothers win a trip to London to claim a monetary prize. They are supposed to meet a newspaper reporter who will be their escort. Instead, the brothers are launched into an adventure with some London riff-raff. It is up to the reporter to look out for the brothers, and what a job it turns out to be! Written by J. Hooven <dhooven@sprintmail.com>
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
8 April 1950 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
De la coupe aux lèvres See more »Company Credits
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Whimple: Pro and con?
Jane: A professional confidence trickster. She specializes in provincials up for a spree.
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(uncredited)
Traditional Welsh folk tune
Lyrics by John Ceiriog Hughes
Arranged by Ernest Irving
Sung at the Amateur Night and heard as a theme on the train trip home
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Jane: I've checked the photograph of that floozy. She's a pro all right - a con woman!Whimple: Pro and con?
Jane: A professional confidence trickster. She specializes in provincials up for a spree.
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Soundtracks
"All Through the Night (Ar Hyd Y Nos)"(uncredited)
Traditional Welsh folk tune
Lyrics by John Ceiriog Hughes
Arranged by Ernest Irving
Sung at the Amateur Night and heard as a theme on the train trip home
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This is a wonderful early post-war example of what would become staple 1950s comedies - one of the first from Ealing Studios - it has an innocence and freshness, as well as genuine laughs and charm, that hold up well nearly 70 years later.
Two Welsh miners win the Daily Echo's prize for the most productive miners in Britain and head up to London to collect the enormous sum of £200 - as innocents in London they get separated and the one meets a gorgeous girl on the make, and the other a broken-down Welsh harpist. They are all chased by a bemused Alec Guinness as the gardening correspondent out of his métier.
All in all this foreshadows the great comedies of the 1950 - but it is a very lovely example of the genre - full of joy, energy, even some farce, and lots of very beautiful music - this is one to enjoy with a nice cup of tea and a roaring fire!