The Calendar

The Calendar (1948)

The favourite for the big race is nobbled and suspicion falls on the owner. His secret admirer proves it wasn't him.

Date of release
1948-07-05
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Drama
Director
Arthur Crabtree

Casting

Interesting facts

The Calendar is a black and white 1948 British drama film directed by Arthur Crabtree and starring Greta Gynt, John McCallum, Raymond Lovell and Leslie Dwyer. It was written by Geoffery Kerr based on the 1929 play The Calendar and subsequent novel by Edgar Wallace. A previous version had been released in 1931.

Production

The Calendar had been a popular novel and play which was previously filmed in 1931. Sydney Box decided on a remake as part of his slate of movies at Gainsborough Studios.

In June 1947, Gainsborough announced that the film would feature the comedy team of Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne. Neither actor appears in the final film. The film was to be one of two about horse racing made by Gainsborough the other being Becher's Brook. The films were scheduled to be directed by Maurice Elvey but he was fired by Gainsborough's head of production Sydney Box and replaced by Arthur Crabtree.

It was an early lead role for Australian actor John McCallum who had been in The Loves of Joanna Godden (1947). Filming took place in October 1947. It was mostly shot at Gainsborough's Islington studios in London. There was location filming at Ascot and Hurst Park. It was the first time royal permission was given to film on the royal course.

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