The Leather Boys (Original title)
Date: 08 March 1964 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Sidney J. Furie
Synopsis: Dot and Reg discover on their honeymoon their divergent attitudes to marriage: Dot wants fun, Reg wants Dot. Facing domestic chaos Reg with Pete makes a new life for himself of fast, ton-up, motor-bike trips. After unsuccessful and half-hearted attempts at reconciliation Reg finds Dot is unfaithful and plans to take a merchant ship to New York with Pete. Whilst waiting for him at a dockside pub, he discovers the brutal truth about Pete himself and realises that friendship too has failed.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Bikers
Releases
Date: 1963Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 108 mins Length: 9719 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 23 June 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 108 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: The Leather BoysAuthor: LORD, Stuart Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Quarterly v19 n3 Spring 1966 Page: 43
Title: [Film Quarterly - v19 n3 Spring 1966: no known title]Author: SEELYE, John Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Variety 5 Feb 1964
Title: [Variety - 5 Feb 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: British National Film Catalogue v1 1963
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v1 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2938 23 Jan 1964 Page: 11
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2938 23 Jan 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v33 n2 Spring 1964 Page: spring 94
Title: [Sight and Sound - v33 n2 Spring 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v31 n361 February 1964 Page: 20
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v31 n361 February 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8865 20-21 Jan 1964 Page: 5
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8865 20-21 Jan 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v10 n4 January 1964 Page: 24
Title: [Films and Filming - v10 n4 January 1964: no known title]Language: English
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9950 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-90501
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9576 FeetBFI identifier: C-674454
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9602 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-90502
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9539 FeetBFI identifier: C-90500
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9950 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-90501
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9576 FeetBFI identifier: C-674454
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Date: 08 March 1964 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Sidney J. Furie
Synopsis: Dot and Reg discover on their honeymoon their divergent attitudes to marriage: Dot wants fun, Reg wants Dot. Facing domestic chaos Reg with Pete makes a new life for himself of fast, ton-up, motor-bike trips. After unsuccessful and half-hearted attempts at reconciliation Reg finds Dot is unfaithful and plans to take a merchant ship to New York with Pete. Whilst waiting for him at a dockside pub, he discovers the brutal truth about Pete himself and realises that friendship too has failed.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Bikers
Releases
Date: 1963Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 108 mins Length: 9719 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 23 June 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 108 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(24)
Production Company: Raymond Stross Productions, [Production Company]: Viewfinder Film Productions, Producer: Raymond Stross, Production Manager: Fred Slark, Production Supervisor: Jack Swinburne, Assistant Director: Roy Baird, Continuity: Helen Whitson, Screenplay: Gillian Freeman, Based on the novel by: Eliot George, Director of Photography: Gerald Gibbs, Camera Operator: Chick Waterson, Editor: Reginald Beck, Production Designer: Arthur Lawson, Wardrobe Master: Harry Haynes, Make-up: Jimmy Evans, Hairdresser: Anne Fordyce, Music Composed & Directed by: Bill McGuffie, Sound Camera Operator: Arthur Vincent, Sound Mixer: Derek McColm, Sound System: Westrex Recording System, Dubbing Editor: Alf Cox, [Unit Publicist]: Geoffrey Freeman, Made at: Merton Park
Cast
(22)
Rita Tushingham (Dot), Colin Campbell (Reggie Wilcox), Dudley Sutton (Pete), Gladys Henson (Gran), Avice Landon (Reggie's mother), Lockwood West (Reggie's father), Betty Marsden (Dot's mother), Martin Mathews (Uncle Arthur), Johnny Briggs (Brian, the boy friend), James Chase (Les), Geoffrey Dunn (Mr Lunnis), Dandy Nicholls (Mrs Stanley), Elizabeth Begley (woman receptionist), Valerie Varnam (Brenda), Jill Meredith (June), Brian Phelan (man in jeans), Oliver Macgreevy (merchant seaman), Sylvia Kaye (school teacher), Sandra Caron (1st schoolgirl), Tracey Rogers (2nd schoolgirl), Carmel McSharry (bus conducter), Joyce Hemson (publican's wife)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(9)
In: Metro n115 1998 Pages: 102-103Title: The Leather BoysAuthor: LORD, Stuart Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Quarterly v19 n3 Spring 1966 Page: 43
Title: [Film Quarterly - v19 n3 Spring 1966: no known title]Author: SEELYE, John Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Variety 5 Feb 1964
Title: [Variety - 5 Feb 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: British National Film Catalogue v1 1963
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v1 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2938 23 Jan 1964 Page: 11
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2938 23 Jan 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v33 n2 Spring 1964 Page: spring 94
Title: [Sight and Sound - v33 n2 Spring 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v31 n361 February 1964 Page: 20
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v31 n361 February 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8865 20-21 Jan 1964 Page: 5
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8865 20-21 Jan 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v10 n4 January 1964 Page: 24
Title: [Films and Filming - v10 n4 January 1964: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(12)
Accessible materials to view(4)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9950 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-90501
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9576 FeetBFI identifier: C-674454
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-517441
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-517441-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Digital materials(8)
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-517460
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-517460-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-517478
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-517478-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-517423
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-517423-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-517441
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-517441-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9602 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-90502
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9539 FeetBFI identifier: C-90500
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9950 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-90501
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9576 FeetBFI identifier: C-674454
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)