The Galloping Major

The Galloping Major

A Galloping Laugh Hit!

1951 · 82 min · ★ 6.1 · Comedy

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.

Directed by Henry Cornelius · Written by Monja Danischewsky

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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

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