Once a Jolly Swagman
- Original title
- Once a Jolly Swagmanaka
- AKA
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- Maniacs on Wheels
- Year
- 1949
- Running time
- 100 min.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Dirk Bogarde
- Bonar Colleano
- Bill Owen
- Renée Asherson
- Thora Hird
- James Hayter
- Patric Doonan
- Moira Lister
- Sid James
- Dudley Jones
- Cyril Cusack
- Anthony Oliver
- Pauline Jameson
- Russell Waters
- Sandra Dorne
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- Music
- Cinematography
H.E. Fowle (B&W)- Producer
Wessex Film Productions Ltd. Distributor: General Film Distributors (GFD)- Genre
- Drama. Romance | 1930s. Car Movies
- Synopsis
- Set in the 1930s, factory worker Bill Fox quits his job and becomes a speedway rider the Cobra Speedway. Thetrack owner, Rowton, puts Fox in a novice race that he subsequently wins.
- Awards
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1948: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best British Film
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