The Rocking Horse Winner

John Chard

November 14, 2013

9/10

You have a runaway talent for spending money and that's all. The Rocking Horse Winner is directed by Anthony Pelissier, who also adapts the screenplay from the D. H. Lawrence short story of the same name. It stars Valerie Hobson, John Howard Davies, Ronald Squire, John Mills, Hugh Sinclair and Susan Richards. Music is by William Alwyn and cinematography by Desmond Dickinson. Dreadful, Evil Money. There's a handful of British films from the 1940s that deserve to be far better known, f…

John Chard

November 14, 2013

9/10

You have a runaway talent for spending money and that’s all. The Rocking Horse Winner is directed by Anthony Pelissier, who also adapts the screenplay from the D. H. Lawrence short story of the same name. It stars Valerie Hobson, John Howard Davies, Ronald Squire, John Mills, Hugh Sinclair and Susan Richards. Music is by William Alwyn and cinematography by Desmond Dickinson. Dreadful, Evil Money. There’s a handful of British films from the 1940s that deserve to be far better known, f…

CinemaSerf

February 18, 2024

7/10

Fresh from his success in David Lean's "Oliver Twist", John Howard Davies skilfully takes on a rather different role in this engaging dark fantasy. He ("Paul") lives with his wastrel parents and debt is never far away. She, (Valerie Hobson), is a compulsive shopper and he (Hugh Sinclair) a compulsive gambler - neither are very good at their chosen profession! Luckily, it's usually kind uncle "Oscar" (Ronald Squire) who picks up the pieces, but even he is tiring of constantly bailing them out. Th…