The Galloping Major
A Galloping Laugh Hit!
1951 | 82m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Henry Cornelius |
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| Writer: | Henry Cornelius, Monja Danischewsky |
| Staring: |
| A syndicate is set up to buy a racehorse, but they end up buying the wrong one by mistake. Unfortunately the horse is useless on the flat, so they try entering him as a jumper. | |
| Release Date: | May 07, 1951 |
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| Director: | Henry Cornelius |
| Writer: | Henry Cornelius, Monja Danischewsky |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | gambling, horse race, movie business, horse, romance, grand national |
| Production Companies | Romulus Films, British Lion Film Corporation, Riverside Studios Ltd. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Basil Radford | Major Arthur Hill |
| Jimmy Hanley | Bill Collins |
| Janette Scott | Susan Hill |
| A.E. Matthews | Sir Robert Medleigh |
| Rène Ray | Pam Riley |
| Hugh Griffith | Humbert Temple |
| Joyce Grenfell | Maggie |
| Charles Victor | Sam Fisher |
| Sydney Tafler | Mr. Leon |
| Julien Mitchell | Sergeant Adair |
| Charles Lamb | Ernie Smart |
| Charles Hawtrey | Lew Rimmel |
| Kenneth Evans | Bert |
| Alfie Bass | Newsboy |
| Sidney James | Bookmaker |
| Kenneth More | Film Director |
| Stuart Latham | Studio Assistant |
| Gilbert Davis | Auctioneer |
| Leslie Phillips | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Michael Ward | Racegoer (uncredited) |
| Edie Martin | Lady at Meeting (uncredited) |
| Sam Kydd | Newspaper Vendor (uncredited) |
| Thora Hird | Tea Stall Woman (uncredited) |
| Ellen Pollock | Horsey Lady (uncredited) |
| Duncan Lamont | Trainer (uncredited) |
| Harold Goodwin | Street Stall Owner (uncredited) |
| Arthur Mullard | Film Studio Employee (uncredited) |
| George Spence | Parks Official (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Basil Radford | Idea |
| Georges Auric | Original Music Composer |
| Henry Cornelius | Screenplay, Director |
| Monja Danischewsky | Screenplay |
| Stanley Pavey | Director of Photography |
| Geoffrey Foot | Editor |
| Norman G. Arnold | Art Direction |
| Michael Morris | Makeup Artist |
| E.M. Smedley-Aston | Production Supervisor |
| Cecil R. Foster Kemp | Assistant Director |
| Leonard Bulkley | Sound Mixer |
| Cecil Cooney | Camera Operator |
| Muir Mathieson | Conductor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Monja Danischewsky | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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