Movie Description
Fame Is the Spur
(1947)Overview
A politician rises rapidly to fame and fortune and discovers that power corrupts and ultimately becomes the very type of politician he had set out to displace.
Featured Crew
- Director : Roy Boulting
- Producer : John Boulting
- Editor : Richard Best
- Cast : Michael Redgrave,Rosamund John,Bernard Miles,Carla Lehmann,Hugh Burden,Marjorie Fielding,Seymour Hicks,Tony Wager,Brian Weske,Gerald Fox,Jean Shepeard,Guy Verney,Percy Walsh,David Tomlinson,Charles Wood,Milton Rosmer,Wylie Watson,Ronald Adam,Honor Blackman,Clifford Buckton,Campbell Cotts,Maurice Denham,Kenneth Griffith,Roddy Hughes,Vi Kaley,Laurence Kitchin,Philip Ray,Gerald Sim,Harry Terry,Iris Vandeleur,H Victor Weske,Ben Williams,Fred Wood
Cast
Hamer Radshaw
Ann Radshaw
Tom Hannaway
Lady Lettice
Arnold Ryerson
Aunt Lizzie
Old Buck
The Boy Hamer
The Boy Ryerson
The Boy Hannaway
Mrs. Radshaw
Grandpa
Suddaby
Lord Liskeard
Dai
Magistrate
Pendleton
Radshaws' Doctor (uncredited)
Emma (uncredited)
Gamekeeper (uncredited)
Meeting Chairman (uncredited)
Prison Doctor #2 (uncredited)
Wartime Miners' Representative (uncredited)
Wartime Miners' Spokesman (uncredited)
Old Woman in Election Crowd (uncredited)
Radshaws' Secretary (uncredited)
Doctor (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Man in Election Crowd (uncredited)
Woman Who Opens Front Door (uncredited)
Wartime Miners' Representative (uncredited)
Radical Orator (uncredited)
Unimpressed Welsh Miner (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleFame Is the Spur
Status Released
Release Information
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1947-09-23
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 56m
Production CompaniesTwo Cities Films,Boulting Brothers
Genres
- Drama
