The Rocking Horse Winner (1949)
Average Rating: 7.7/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 1
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1949 Wide
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D.H. Lawrence's tragic fable The Rocking Horse Winner is faithfully transferred to the screen in this 1950 gem. John Howard Davies, the young star of Oliver Twist (and the future chief film editor at the BBC) plays sensitive lad Paul Grahame, whose selfish, grasping mother (Valerie Hobson) warps his values. When his mom once more whines over her lack of wealth, the boy retreats to his new Christmas present, a hobby horse. Having been taught to ride like a real jockey by kindly handyman Bassett
Jan 1, 1949 Wide
Sep 24, 2002
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Cast
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Valerie Hobson
Hester Grahame -
John Howard Davies
Paul Grahame -
Ronald Squire
Oscar Cresswell -
John Mills
Bassett -
Hugh Sinclair
Richard Grahame -
Charles Goldner
Mr. Tsaldouris -
Anthony Holles
"Bowler Hat" -
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Cyril Smith
The Bailiff -
Susan Richards
Nannie
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All Critics (11) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (1) | DVD (10)
Odd, disturbing version of the Lawrence short story doesn't compromise its source.
DVD is a treatise on the famed D.H. Lawrence short story.
Pelissier's bold expressionistic cinematography during the [rocking horse] sequences taps into the nightmare logic of a child's dreams, spinning into delirium.
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A dramatic morality tale with a touch of supernatural mystique thrown in for good measure, The Rocking Horse Winner is classic British drama that is part Oliver Twist and part Twilight Zone.