Lady Godiva Rides Again (Original title)Beauty Queen (Alternative title)
Dates: 1951 (Copyright), 07 January 1952 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Frank Launder
Synopsis: A girl wins beauty contest and thinks she is on the way to fame and stardom, however she slowly sinks lower and lower, and loses her boyfriend. She is about to have to perform in a nude show when she is rescued by her parents.
Genre: Comedy
Releases
Date: 1951Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 90 mins Length: 8000 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v18 n214 November 1951: no known title]Language: English
In: The Cinema Studio v6 n123 July 1951 Page: 33
Title: [The Cinema Studio - v6 n123 July 1951: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 31 Oct 1951 Page: 21
Title: [Variety - 31 Oct 1951: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v77 n6365 24 Oct 1951 Page: 21
Title: [Today's Cinema - v77 n6365 24 Oct 1951: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(12)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8722 FeetStock date: 1952BFI identifier: C-88251
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(12)
Description: 16mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 70 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-88258
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 16mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 114 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-88259
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8722 FeetStock date: 1952BFI identifier: C-88251
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 883 FeetBFI identifier: C-549907
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 200 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-88254
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 200 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-88256
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8712 FeetStock date: 1952BFI identifier: C-88257
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 265 FeetStock date: 1952BFI identifier: C-88260
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 104 FeetStock date: 1952BFI identifier: C-88261
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 9800 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-88252
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 200 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-88255
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 10150 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-88253
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Dates: 1951 (Copyright), 07 January 1952 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Frank Launder
Synopsis: A girl wins beauty contest and thinks she is on the way to fame and stardom, however she slowly sinks lower and lower, and loses her boyfriend. She is about to have to perform in a nude show when she is rescued by her parents.
Genre: Comedy
Releases
Date: 1951Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 90 mins Length: 8000 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(35)
Production Company: London Film Productions, ©/Produced in association with and distributed by: British Lion Film Corporation, A Sidney Gilliat production: Sidney Gilliat, A Frank Launder production: Frank Launder, Production Manager: Leslie Gilliat, Assistant to the Producers: Cyril Coke, Assistant Director: Percy Hermes, Continuity: Paddy Arnold, Screenplay: Frank Launder, Screenplay: Val Valentine, Director of Photography: Wilkie Cooper, 2nd Unit Cameraman: Bill Allan, Camera Operator: Denys Coop, Camera Assistant: Gerry Fisher, Film Editor: Thelma Connell, Assembly Cutting: Derek Armstrong, Art Director: Joseph Bato, Costumes: Anna Duse, Wardrobe: Ivy Baker, Make-up: Michael Morris, Hairdressing: Bill Griffiths, Music: William Alwyn, Song 'How Long is Always' by: Leo Towers, Frankie Russell, Song 'If I Painted a Picture' by: Tommy Duggan, David Heneker, Song 'Comedian's Dance' by: Walford Hyden, 'If I Painted a Picture' sung by: Jimmy Young, Conductor: Muir Mathieson, Sound Supervisor: John Cox, Sound Recording: Bert Ross, Sound Recording: Red Law, Publicity: Jean Osborne, Studio: Shepperton Studios
Cast
(48)
Dennis Price (Simon Abbott), John McCallum (Larry Burns), Stanley Holloway (Mr. Clark), Pauline Stroud (Marjorie), Diana Dors (Dolores August), George Cole (Johnny), Bernadette O'Farrell (Janie), Kay Kendall (Sylvia), Eddie Byrne (Eddie Mooney), Gladys Henson (Mrs. Clark), Sidney James (Lew Beeson), Dora Bryan (film publicity woman), Cyril Chamberlain (Harry), Lyn Evans (Vic Kennedy), Peter Martyn (photographer), Fred Berger (Mr Green), Henry Longhurst (soap director), Felix Felton, Arthur Brander, Sidney Vivian (councillor), Arthur Howard, Clive Baxter, Paul Connell (soap publicity man), John Harvey (Buller), Rowena Gregory (waitress), Dagmar Wynter (Myrtle Shaw), Tom Gill (receptionist), Renée Houston (Beattie), Patricia Goddard (Susan), Richard Wattis (casting director), Tommy Duggan (compere), Eddie Leslie (comedian), Michael Ripper (stage manager), Charlotte Mitchell (Lucille Laroche), Toke Townley (her husband), Edward Forsythe, Lisa Lee (singer), Alastair Sim ([Mr. Murington]), Googie Withers ([Susan Forster]), Trevor Howard ([man at film preview]), Jimmy Young ([singer]), Leslie Mitchell ([BBC interviewer]), Joan Collins, Anne Heywood, Delene Scott, Jacquie Wallis ([beauty show contestant]), Fred Griffiths ([river boat guide]), Walford Hyden (conductor)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(4)
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v18 n214 November 1951 Page: 357Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v18 n214 November 1951: no known title]Language: English
In: The Cinema Studio v6 n123 July 1951 Page: 33
Title: [The Cinema Studio - v6 n123 July 1951: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 31 Oct 1951 Page: 21
Title: [Variety - 31 Oct 1951: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v77 n6365 24 Oct 1951 Page: 21
Title: [Today's Cinema - v77 n6365 24 Oct 1951: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(12)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8722 FeetStock date: 1952BFI identifier: C-88251
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(12)
Description: 16mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 70 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-88258
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 16mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 114 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-88259
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8722 FeetStock date: 1952BFI identifier: C-88251
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 883 FeetBFI identifier: C-549907
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 200 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-88254
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 200 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-88256
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8712 FeetStock date: 1952BFI identifier: C-88257
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 265 FeetStock date: 1952BFI identifier: C-88260
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 104 FeetStock date: 1952BFI identifier: C-88261
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 9800 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-88252
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 200 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-88255
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 10150 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-88253
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status