Genevieve (Original title)
Dates: 1953 (Copyright), 24 August 1953 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Henry Cornelius
Synopsis: Comedy about the owners of two vintage motor cars, friends and rivals. High Court lawyer Alan McKim always enters his veteran (i.e., pre-1905) car Genevieve for the annual weekend London to Brighton run. Although it is not technically a race, he accepts a wager with his friend Ambrose to see who can return first to Westminster Bridge. Alan's wife Wendy is not so fond of the rally but agrees to go along as it means so much to her husband. Ambrose brings along his trumpet-playing new girlfriend Rosalind, who in turn brings her St Bernard dog. Saturday's journey to Brighton is filled with various mishaps, mechanical and otherwise, but after a row in Brighton the gloves come off and Sunday's journey back becomes a treachery-filled, cat-and-mouse game of oneupmanship, with everything now to lose.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Classic cars, Rallying, Couples
Releases
Date: 1953Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 86 mins Length: 7766 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: October 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 110 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: The Rank CollectionAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Includes BRIEF ENCOUNTER, The 39 STEPS, GENEVIEVE, The WICKED LADY, HENRY V, HAMLET, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, The RED SHOES.
In: Sight and Sound v12 n2 February 2002 Pages: 68-69
Title: Home movies: reviewsAuthor: NEVILLE, Lucy Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Classic Television n5 Jun/Jul 1998 Pages: 10-25
Title: British Film: The Classic Television top 100Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A brief history of British film and Classic Television read- ers' 100 British films. Films listed with short synopses.
In: Motion Picture Herald v194 n8 20 Feb 1954 Page: 2190
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v194 n8 20 Feb 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v128 n49 6 Apr 1954 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v128 n49 6 Apr 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v80 n6765 26 May 1953 Page: 10
Title: [Today's Cinema - v80 n6765 26 May 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 8 Jul 1953
Title: [Variety - 8 Jul 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: Films in Review v4 n10 December 1953 Page: 537
Title: [Films in Review - v4 n10 December 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v20 n234 July 1953 Page: 100
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v20 n234 July 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: The Cine-Technician v19 n105 September 1953 Page: 115
Title: [The Cine-Technician - v19 n105 September 1953: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2387 26 Mar 1953 Page: 5
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2387 26 Mar 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v23 n1 Jul/Sep 1953 Page: 30
Title: [Sight and Sound - v23 n1 Jul/Sep 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2396 28 May 1953 Page: 14
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2396 28 May 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2368 13 Nov 1952 Page: 21
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2368 13 Nov 1952: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2359 11 Sep 1952 Page: 23
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2359 11 Sep 1952: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v79 n6584 8 Sep 1952 Page: 6
Title: [Today's Cinema - v79 n6584 8 Sep 1952: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: supp to
Title: [ - : no known title]
Author: MCFARLANE, Brian Pages: xii, 272 pages
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Description: Base: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: C-67204
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Base: SafetyBFI identifier: C-67211
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Base: SafetyBFI identifier: C-67213
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 950 FeetStock date: 1964BFI identifier: C-67209
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Description: 35mm Cyan NegativeBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-1134517
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Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 7606 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-67218
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Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 225 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-67216
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Description: 35mm Magenta NegativeBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-1134518
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Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 8300 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-67217
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Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 225 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-67219
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Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 950 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-67207
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Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8300 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-67205
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Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 225 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-67210
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Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 8300 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-67214
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Dates: 1953 (Copyright), 24 August 1953 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Henry Cornelius
Synopsis: Comedy about the owners of two vintage motor cars, friends and rivals. High Court lawyer Alan McKim always enters his veteran (i.e., pre-1905) car Genevieve for the annual weekend London to Brighton run. Although it is not technically a race, he accepts a wager with his friend Ambrose to see who can return first to Westminster Bridge. Alan's wife Wendy is not so fond of the rally but agrees to go along as it means so much to her husband. Ambrose brings along his trumpet-playing new girlfriend Rosalind, who in turn brings her St Bernard dog. Saturday's journey to Brighton is filled with various mishaps, mechanical and otherwise, but after a row in Brighton the gloves come off and Sunday's journey back becomes a treachery-filled, cat-and-mouse game of oneupmanship, with everything now to lose.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Classic cars, Rallying, Couples
Releases
Date: 1953Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 86 mins Length: 7766 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: October 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 110 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(49)
©: Sirius Productions, Presents: The J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Executive Producer: Earl St. John, A Henry Cornelius production: Henry Cornelius, Production Manager: George Pitcher, Production Controller: Arthur Alcott, [Location Manager]: T.S. Lyndon-Haynes, [Production Secretary]: M. Flower, Assistant Director: John Arnold, [Assistant Director (2nd)]: David W. Orton, [Assistant Director (3rd)]: Erica Masters, Continuity: Yvonne Axworthy, [Location Continuity]: Jadwiga Leach, [Casting]: Weston Drury Jr, Story and Screenplay by: William Rose, Director of Photography: Christopher Challis, Technicolor Colour Consultant: Joan Bridge, Camera Operator: Ted Moore, [Focus Puller]: Ray Parslow, [Clapper Loader]: Tony Spratling, Bill Bonner, [Stills]: Paul Bowen, Editor: Clive Donner, [Assistant Editor]: Eric Boyd-Perkins, Art Director: Michael Stringer, [Set Dresser]: Peter James, [Chief Draughtsman]: Lionel Couch, [Draughtsman]: Jim Able, Roy Dorman, Costume Designer: Marjory Cornelius, Costume Assistant: Irene Segalla, Make-up: Paul Rabiger, Hairdressing: Helen Penfold, Music Composed and Played by: Larry Adler, Dance Numbers by: Eric Rogers, Musical Director: Muir Mathieson, Sound Recordist: C.C. Stevens, Gordon K. McCallum, [Sound Assistant]: Harold Clark, [Sound Assistant]: Geoffrey Daniels, [Sound Assistant]: Des Edwards, [Sound Assistant]: Fred Fleming, [Sound Assistant]: Bill Daniels, [Sound Assistant]: Les Wiggins, Archie Ludski, Dubbing Editor: Harry Miller, [Sound Effects Recording]: John W. Mitchell, Studio: Pinewood Studios
Cast
(28)
Dinah Sheridan (Wendy McKim), John Gregson (Alan McKim), Kay Kendall (Rosalind Peters), Kenneth More (Ambrose Claverhouse), Geoffrey Keen (1st speed cop), Reginald Beckwith (J.C. Callahan), Arthur Wontner (elderly gentleman), Joyce Grenfell (hotel proprietress), Leslie Mitchell (himself), Alan Robinson ([barrister]), Patrick Young ([John, barrister]), Arthur Denton ([starter]), Joe Clarke ([Jaguar driver]), Stanley Escane ([newsreel cameraman]), Arthur Lovegrove ([Hotel Metropole doorman]), Edie Martin ([hotel guest]), Dinah Sheridan ([scream from next hotel room]), Michael Balfour ([trumpet player]), Patrick Westwood ([mechanic]), Harold Siddons ([2nd speed cop]), Beatrice Shelley ([shepherdess]), Michael Medwin ([father-to-be]), Joe Carr ([garageman]), Charles Lamb ([Harry, the publican]), Eddie Malin ([spectator]), Fred Griffiths ([ice cream seller]), Lesley Dudley ([little girl]), Christopher Warbey ([kid])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(17)
In: Sight and Sound v15 n9 September 2005 Page: 90Title: The Rank CollectionAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Includes BRIEF ENCOUNTER, The 39 STEPS, GENEVIEVE, The WICKED LADY, HENRY V, HAMLET, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, The RED SHOES.
In: Sight and Sound v12 n2 February 2002 Pages: 68-69
Title: Home movies: reviewsAuthor: NEVILLE, Lucy Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Classic Television n5 Jun/Jul 1998 Pages: 10-25
Title: British Film: The Classic Television top 100Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A brief history of British film and Classic Television read- ers' 100 British films. Films listed with short synopses.
In: Motion Picture Herald v194 n8 20 Feb 1954 Page: 2190
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v194 n8 20 Feb 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v128 n49 6 Apr 1954 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v128 n49 6 Apr 1954: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v80 n6765 26 May 1953 Page: 10
Title: [Today's Cinema - v80 n6765 26 May 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 8 Jul 1953
Title: [Variety - 8 Jul 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: Films in Review v4 n10 December 1953 Page: 537
Title: [Films in Review - v4 n10 December 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v20 n234 July 1953 Page: 100
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v20 n234 July 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: The Cine-Technician v19 n105 September 1953 Page: 115
Title: [The Cine-Technician - v19 n105 September 1953: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2387 26 Mar 1953 Page: 5
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2387 26 Mar 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v23 n1 Jul/Sep 1953 Page: 30
Title: [Sight and Sound - v23 n1 Jul/Sep 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2396 28 May 1953 Page: 14
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2396 28 May 1953: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2368 13 Nov 1952 Page: 21
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2368 13 Nov 1952: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2359 11 Sep 1952 Page: 23
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2359 11 Sep 1952: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v79 n6584 8 Sep 1952 Page: 6
Title: [Today's Cinema - v79 n6584 8 Sep 1952: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: supp to
Title: [ - : no known title]
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: Twenty British films: a guided tourAuthor: MCFARLANE, Brian Pages: xii, 272 pages
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Description: 50I - LTO5Duration: 01:24:20 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-516397-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:22:50 minutesProRes 422 - BFI identifier: N-516398
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:22:50 minutesProRes 422 - BFI identifier: N-516398-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-637686
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Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-590981
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Digital BetacamLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1475661
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(15)
Description: Base: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: C-67204
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Base: SafetyBFI identifier: C-67211
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Base: SafetyBFI identifier: C-67213
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 950 FeetStock date: 1964BFI identifier: C-67209
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Cyan NegativeBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-1134517
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 7606 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-67218
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 225 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-67216
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Magenta NegativeBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-1134518
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 8300 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-67217
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 225 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-67219
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 950 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-67207
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8300 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-67205
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Yellow NegativeBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-1134516
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 225 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-67210
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 8300 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-67214
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status