The drama and spectacle of the London to Brighton Commemoration Run provide the background for this delightful comedy in which friendly rivalry (automotive and marital) between two couples develops into an almost no-holds-barred race back from Brighton to London.
Directed by
Henry Cornelius
Written by
William Rose
Starring
Dinah Sheridan (Wendy McKim); John Gregson (Alan McKim); Kay Kendall (Rosalind Peters); Kenneth More (Ambrose Claverhouse); Geoffrey Keen (Policeman); Reginald Beckwith (J. C. Callahan); Arthur Wontner (Old Gentleman); Joyce Grenfell (Hotel proprietress); Leslie Mitchell (Himself - Newsreel Commentator). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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