Once a Jolly Swagman
(1949)
Overview
A factory worker quits his job to become a motorcycle racer.
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CinemaSerf
⭐ 6/10July 9, 2022
Aside from the odd rendition of "Waltzing Matilda" - I am unsure as to the reason for the title, but don't be put off - it's about speedway not swag (or sheep). Dirk Bogarde is at his most alluring as "Bill", a man who gets laid off from his job testing lightbulbs and who takes up the sport of dirt-track speedway. Discovering he has a bit of a penchant for it, he is soon earning £90-a week and but for the intervention of WWII could have been a tr… read the rest.
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