United Kingdom / Mar 31, 1949
Cardboard Cavalier (1949)
Directed by Walter Forde
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1h 36min
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5.0/10
Plot
A historical romance between Lord Lovelace and Nell Gwynn. In Cromwellian England, royalists commission a barrow boy to carry a secret letter. Helped by Nell Gwynn, he succeeds after encounters with a castle ghost and custard pies.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Anthony Hulme | Charles II |
| Miles Malleson | Judge Gorebucket |
| Irene Handl | Lady Agnes |
| Joan Young | Maggie |
| Claude Hulbert | Sylvester Clutterbuck |
| Michael Brennan | Brother Barebones |
| Peter Bull | Mosspot |
| Vincent Holman | Lord Doverhouse |
| John Salew | Smug |
| Diana Hope | Lady Dolly |
| June Devon | Maria |
| Laurence Baskcomb | Lord Bynge |
| Anne Holland | Lady Bynge |
| Anne Valery | Hope |
| Valerie Wynne | Dorothy |
| Bruce Walker | Lovelace's Servant |
| Charles Paton | Mine Host |
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| Walter Horsbrugh | Sir Seymour Simon |
| Ernest Metcalfe | Potman |
| Richard Dunn | Usher |
| Francis de Wolff | Soldier |
| Hector MacGregor | Tower Soldier |
| Wensley Pithey | Jailer |
| Alan Adair | Courtier |
| Edie Martin | Argumentative Old Woman (uncredited) |
| Patrick Troughton | Executed Man (uncredited) |
| Sid Field | Sidcup Buttermeadow |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Cardboard Cavalier |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Two Cities Films |
| Release date | 31 marzo 1949 |
| Production | Walter Forde, Culley Forde |
| Writer | Noel Langley |
| Casting | Maude Spector |
| Editing | Alan Jaggs |
| Cinematography | Jack Hildyard, H. A. R. Thomson |
| Assistant directors | Roy Goddard, Walter Forde, Tilly Day, Anthony Hearne |
| Camera operators | H. A. R. Thomson, Jack Hildyard |
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| Additional photography | Jack Hildyard, H. A. R. Thomson |
| Production design | Carmen Dillon |
| Art direction | Carmen Dillon |
| Set decoration | Carmen Dillon |
| Special effects | Francis Carver, Bryan Langley |
| Music | Lambert Williamson, Muir Mathieson, Eric Wood, Reg Barnes Heath, Desmond Dew |
| Sound | Lambert Williamson, Muir Mathieson, Eric Wood, Reg Barnes Heath, Desmond Dew |
| Costume design | Eleanor Abbey, Tony Sforzini, Vivienne Walker |
| Makeup | Eleanor Abbey, Tony Sforzini, Vivienne Walker |
| Hairstyling | Eleanor Abbey, Tony Sforzini, Vivienne Walker |
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