- BFI identifier2234
- Date1951 (Release)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisDrawings by Ronald Searle accompanying a reading of William Cowper's poem 'John Gilpin' (read by Cecil Trouncer). (Synopsis)
- Work historyUnlike other films in the Painter and Poet series this film features only one poem, and the main title precedes the series title number. The titles also use the incorrect series name Poet and Painter. The credits say that Cecil Trouncer and Ronald Searle 'have generously given their services.'
- Genre
- CategoryFiction
- Credits
- Cast
Title
John Gilpin (Original)
Painter and Poet No. 4 (Alternative)
Poet and Painter No. 4 (Alternative)
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- Scripts / DocumentsDocument: production - Unlike other films in the Painter and Poet series this film features only one poem, and the main title precedes the series title number. The titles also use the incorrect series name Poet and Painter. Painter and Poet No. 4 is the fourth in the series and features drawings by Ronald Searle accompanying a reading of William Cowper's poem 'John Gilpin' by Cecil Trouncer. [The credits say that Cecil Trouncer and Ronald Searle 'have generously given their services.'] Papers include music cues, cuttings and photographs of the Ronald Searle's drawings - HAB-1-26-5
Document: production - Music cue sheet giving details of music used in the film, no date [not contemporary with the film c. 1980s?] - HAB-1-26-5-1
Document: publicity - File containing three cuttings on John Gilpin, date illegible c.1960s - HAB-1-26-5-2
Photograph - - four photographs of Ronald Searle's illustrations for John Gilpin, no date c.1951 - HAB-1-26-5-3
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- Painter and Poet
Series Work - 768148
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
- +John Gilpin
Work - 2234 - 1951 (Release)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
- +John Gilpin
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