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  • Fame Is the Spur (1947)
  • 116 min | Drama
Fame Is the Spur (1947)
116 min | Drama

A British politician finds that his intense liberal views become more conservative with his rise to power.
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Director
Writers
Howard Spring (novel) | Nigel Balchin (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Günther Krampf (as Gunther Krampf)
Editor
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Status
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Updated Sep 23, 1947

Release date
Nov 30, 1949 (United States)

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Cast

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38 cast members
Name Known for
Michael Redgrave
Hamer Radshaw Hamer Radshaw   See fewer
Bernard Miles
Tom Hannaway Tom Hannaway   See fewer
Carla Lehmann
Lady Lettice Lady Lettice   See fewer
Hugh Burden
Arnold Ryerson Arnold Ryerson   See fewer
Marjorie Fielding
Aunt Lizzie Aunt Lizzie   See fewer
Seymour Hicks
Old Buck (as Sir Seymour Hicks) Old Buck (as Sir Seymour Hicks)   See fewer
Tony Wager
The Boy Hamer (as Anthony Wager) The Boy Hamer (as Anthony Wager)   See fewer
Brian Weske
The Boy Ryerson The Boy Ryerson   See fewer
Gerald Fox
The Boy Hannaway The Boy Hannaway   See fewer
Jean Shepeard
Mrs. Radshaw Mrs. Radshaw   See fewer
Guy Verney
Grandpa Grandpa   See fewer
Percy Walsh
Suddaby Suddaby   See fewer
David Tomlinson
Lord Charles Liskeard Lord Charles Liskeard   See fewer
Milton Rosmer
Magistrate Magistrate   See fewer
Wylie Watson
Pendleton Pendleton   See fewer
Ronald Adam
Radshaws' Doctor (uncredited) Radshaws' Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Terence Alexander
Man in Peterloo Crowd (uncredited) Man in Peterloo Crowd (uncredited)   See fewer
Honor Blackman
Emma (uncredited) Emma (uncredited)   See fewer
Clifford Buckton
Gamekeeper (uncredited) Gamekeeper (uncredited)   See fewer
Campbell Cotts
Meeting Chairman (uncredited) Meeting Chairman (uncredited)   See fewer
Maurice Denham
Prison Doctor #2 (uncredited) Prison Doctor #2 (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenneth Griffith
Wartime Miners' Representitive (uncredited) Wartime Miners' Representitive (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Hagan
Guest at Banquet (uncredited) Guest at Banquet (uncredited)   See fewer
Roddy Hughes
Wartime Miners' Spokesman (uncredited) Wartime Miners' Spokesman (uncredited)   See fewer
Vi Kaley
Old Woman in Election Crowd (uncredited) Old Woman in Election Crowd (uncredited)   See fewer
Laurence Kitchin
Radshaws' Secretary (uncredited) Radshaws' Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Marks
Bit part (uncredited) Bit part (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Morris
Attendant at Banquet (uncredited) Attendant at Banquet (uncredited)   See fewer
Philip Ray
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Gerald Sim
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Terry
Man in Election Crowd (uncredited) Man in Election Crowd (uncredited)   See fewer
James Ure
Guest at Banquet (uncredited) Guest at Banquet (uncredited)   See fewer
Iris Vandeleur
Woman Who Opens Front Door (uncredited) Woman Who Opens Front Door (uncredited)   See fewer
H Victor Weske
Wartime Miners' Representitive (uncredited) Wartime Miners' Representitive (uncredited)   See fewer
Ben Williams
Radical Orator (uncredited) Radical Orator (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Wood
(unimpressed) Welsh Miner (uncredited) (unimpressed) Welsh Miner (uncredited)   See fewer
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