Golden Arrow (film)

Golden Arrow is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Burgess Meredith, Jean-Pierre Aumont and Paula Valenska.^[1] It was shot at Teddington Studios. The film was eventually released as a second feature, despite a reasonably high budget and well-known cast. It was given an American release in 1953 by United Artists.^[2] It takes its title from the Golden Arrow train service.

Plot

On a journey from Paris to London, a Briton, a Frenchman and an American bond with each other and indulge in a romantic fantasy about a girl they see.

Cast

• Burgess Meredith as Dick
• Jean-Pierre Aumont as Andre Marchand
• Paula Valenska as Sury / Sonia / Hedy
• Kathleen Harrison as Isobel
• Richard Murdoch as David Felton
• Julian D'Albie as Waterhouse
• José de Almeyda as Jones
• Kenneth Kove as Clergyman
• Henry Pascal as Mazzini
• Glyn Lawson as Max
• Karel Štěpánek as Schroeder
• Edward Lexy as The Colonel
• Michael Allen as 1st Reporter
• Patrick Barr as Hedy's Husband
• Hilda Bayley as Mrs. Felton
• Derek Blomfield as 1st Officer in nightclub
• Gerald Case as 1st Military policeman
• Darcy Conyers as 2nd Officer in nightclub
• James Crabbe as John Felton
• Sandra Dorne as 2nd Nightclub hostess
• John Gabriel as 2nd Reporter
• Colin Gordon as Connelly
• Fred Griffiths as 2nd Military policeman
• Ernest Jay as Mr. Felton
• Constance Lewis as 2nd Woman
• Richard Molinas as Schloss
• Hugh Morton as Perdrelli
• Natasha Parry as Betty Felton
• Ivan Samson as Commanding Officer
• Eva Savage as Mimi
• Philip Slessor as BBC announcer
• Milo Sperber as Black Marketeer
• Betty Stanley as 3rd Woman
• Gordon Tanner as Bixby
• Ingeborg von Kusserow as 1st Nightclub hostess
• Richard Warner as Captain
• Sam Wilkinson as Taxi driver
• Millicent Wolf as 1st Woman

References

1. ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54236
2. ↑ Chibnall & McFarlane p.322

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links

• Golden Arrow on IMDb