Geordie (film)
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| Geordie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Frank Launder |
| Produced by |
Sidney Gilliat Frank Launder |
| Written by |
Sidney Gilliat Frank Launder David Walker (novel) |
| Starring |
Bill Travers Alastair Sim Norah Gorsen |
| Music by | William Alwyn |
| Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
| Editing by | Thelma Connell |
| Release dates | 1955 |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £218,384 (UK)[1] |
Geordie (released in the U.S. as Wee Geordie) is a 1955 British film based on David Walker's novel of the same title, with Bill Travers in the title role as a Scotsman who becomes an athlete at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. The cast includes Alastair Sim and Norah Gorsen.
The film has been criticised for its condescending treatment of the Scots, and for the performance of Gorsen as Geordie's girlfriend, described as "one of the worst attempts at a Scottish accent ever to appear on screen, although there are a number of serious contenders for that title".[citation needed]
Cast
- Alastair Sim - The Laird
- Bill Travers - Geordie
- Norah Gorsen - Jean
- Molly Urquhart - Geordie's mother
- Francis de Wolff - Samson
- Jack Radcliffe - The Minister
- Brian Reece - Olympic Selector
- Raymond Huntley - Olympic Selector
- Miles Malleson - Lord Paunceton
- Jameson Clark - Geordie's father
- Doris Goddard - Helga
- Stanley Baxter - Postman
- Duncan Macrae - Schoolmaster
- Paul Young - Young Geordie
- Anna Ferguson - Young Jean
- Margaret Boyd - Laird's maid
- Michael Ripper - Australian journalist
See also
References
- ↑ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p506
External links
- Geordie at the Internet Movie Database
- Wee Geordie at the TCM Movie Database
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