The Galloping Major
- 1952 film
Comedy following a community that forms a syndicate to purchase and run their own racehorse. Stars Basil Radford, Jimmy Hanley, Janette Scott, A.E. Matthews, Rene Ray and more.
The Galloping Major
After a successful day at the races, Major Arthur Hill (Basil Radford) and Harold Temple (Hugh Griffith) decide to raise a £300 syndicate to buy a certain racehorse. With excited help from their friends (Janette Scott, Jimmy Hanley, Rene Ray, Joyce Grenfell and A. E. Matthews) they get the money, but things don't go so smoothly from here. First, they accidently buy the wrong horse, which proves to have more of an affinity for jumping than racing. They then decide to train it themselves as a jumper under the new name "The Galloping Major". However, on the night before the Grand National, the horse mysteriously disappears...
Directed by Henry Cornelius (Passport To Pimlico) and based on an idea by Basil Radford (Whisky Galore!), The Galloping Major is part of the Romulus Film catalogue and has been newly restored in high definition.
First released: Monday 8th August 2022
Extra features
- Locations featurette with historian Richard Dacre
- Betting On Success - Matthew Sweet on The Galloping Major
- Stills gallery
Blu-ray
DVD- Distributor: STUDIOCANAL
- Region: B
- Discs: 1
- Minutes: 82
- Subtitles: English
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- Distributor: STUDIOCANAL
- Region: 2
- Discs: 1
- Minutes: 79
- Subtitles: English
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- Distributor: STUDIOCANAL
- Minutes: 82
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