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A young boy receives a rocking horse for Christmas and soon learns that he is able to pick the winning horse at the races.A young boy receives a rocking horse for Christmas and soon learns that he is able to pick the winning horse at the races.A young boy receives a rocking horse for Christmas and soon learns that he is able to pick the winning horse at the races.
Anthony Holles
- Bowler Hat
- (uncredited)
Melanie Mackenzie
- Matilda Grahame
- (uncredited)
Michael Ripper
- 2nd Chauffeur
- (uncredited)
Johnnie Schofield
- 1st Chauffeur
- (uncredited)
Caroline Steer
- Joan Grahame
- (uncredited)
- Director
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Did you know
- TriviaBassett says that he had "... fine plans for teaching Gordon Richards a thing or two...". Gordon Richards (1904 - 1986) was an English jockey. He was the Champion Jockey in British flat horse-racing 26 times, a record that still stands.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Hester Grahame: I wanted to see the end of it, just wanted to be sure it had gone. Gone for good.
Bassett: You won't never see the end of it, ma'am, nor will I. As long as ever we'll live, we'll remember, and we'll know just what it is was done.
- ConnectionsVersion of Winner (1977)
- SoundtracksSilent Night
(uncredited)
Music by Franz Xaver Gruber
English lyrics by John Freeman Young
Sung by the carollers
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memorably haunting
I first saw this film as a pare-teen many years ago and it stuck in my memory all these years; I suppose I identified, at the time, with the idea that events could be somehow manipulated and controlled by sheer intensity. When I recently saw this film on DVD, it still struck a nerve and, as an adult, realized what a strong film it is and why it had been in my memory all these years. Because the file is so old, many of the mannerisms in the movie appear quaint now, but the themes are timeless; sensitive kids sensing parental dysfunction and taking it upon themselves to try and "fix" things. It's interesting to note that John Mills, then a staple in English films, produced the film. I would recommend this film to anyone with a penchant for psychological drama of the old school.
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- Also known as
- Dobitnik sa drvenog konjića
- Filming locations
- Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(studio: made at Denham Studios, London, England)
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- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Rocking Horse Winner (1949) officially released in India in English?
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