The Galloping Major (1951)

The Galloping Major: Directed by Henry Cornelius. With Basil Radford, Jimmy Hanley, Janette Scott, A.E. Matthews. A syndicate is set up by a horse lover to buy a particular racehorse, but they accidentally buy the wrong horse. The horse is useless on the flat, so they decide to enter him as a jumper.

“A fond recall of life in the 40u0026#39;s for a culture about to be altered from strong community and fellowship to selfish, materialistic, plastic and shallow strangers of today.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film is a fantasy about the past when dreams could come true set in a characterful neighbourhood rich in persons, buildings, transport, courtesies and endeavour.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA pleasant experience to flow along with the story through a memory provoking past …. put the kettle on and enjoy with a slab of coconut cake from Woolworths.”