The Rake's Progress (film)
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| The Rake's Progress | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sidney Gilliat |
| Produced by | Frank Launder Sidney Gilliat |
| Written by | Frank Launder Sidney Gilliat Val Valentine (story) |
| Starring | Rex Harrison Lilli Palmer |
| Music by | William Alwyn |
| Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
| Editing by | Thelma Connell |
| Distributed by | Rank Organisation |
| Release date(s) | December 29, 1945 |
| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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The Rake's Progress was a film made in 1945. In the United States, the title was changed to Notorious Gentleman.
[edit] Plot
The plot follows the career of upper-class cad Vivian Kenway (Rex Harrison). He is sent down from Oxford University for placing a chamber pot on the Martyrs' Memorial. Sent to South America, he rebels against plantation life, eventually becoming a car racing driver. He descends to a life of woman-chasing and drunkenness, which causes the death of his father, Colonel Kenway (Godfrey Tearle). The plot diverges from the theme of The Rake's Progress paintings by having him redeem himself by a hero's death in World War II.
[edit] Cast
- Rex Harrison as Vivian Kenway
- Lilli Palmer as Rikki Krausner
- Godfrey Tearle as Colonel Kenway
- Griffith Jones as Sandy Duncan
- Margaret Johnston as Jennifer Calthrop
- Guy Middleton as Fogroy
- Jean Kent as Jill Duncan
- Marie Lohr as Lady Parks
[edit] References
- Time Out Film Guide, John Pym (ed.), Penguin, ISBN 0-14-029395-7
