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The Great Game


Date: 1953
Type: Drama / Sport
Rating: 1 Star 1/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: Maurice Elvey
Producer: David Dent

Comment/Synopsis

The owner of a printing company is also chair of a football club and gets into trouble when he manages to poach the star player from a rival football team. This reflects a time when players wages were capped and even the top players needed second jobs to survive. The plot is quite weak and Dina Dors has little to do in the way of acting. The most engaging performance is from Sheila Shand Gibbs as the girl friend of the star player at the centre of the film. Thora Hird is the assistant to the owner who keeps the company running.

Actors


James HayterJames Hayter
Diana DorsDiana Dors
Thora HirdThora Hird
John laurieJohn Laurie
Meredith EdwardsMeredith Edwards
Geofffrey Edwards
Sheila Shand Gibbs
Glyn HoustonGlyn Houston
Alexander Gauge
Frank PettingellFrank Pettingell

Oscars

None
Production
Adelphi Films Ltd