Lady Godiva Rides Again
THE COMEDY SIDE OF A BATHING BEAUTY CONTEST!
Genres
Overview
Marjory Clark wins a competition in her Midland town and finds herself in a Festival of Britain procession as Lady Godiva - though not in the buff. This leads by way of a suspect beauty competition to the show-business world of London. But it could be a slippery slope for simple home-town Marge.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
1951-10-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
9
Vote Average
5.8
Pauline Stroud
Marjorie Clark
George Cole
Johnny West
Bernadette O'Farrell
Janie
Stanley Holloway
Thomas Clark
Gladys Henson
Mrs. Clark
Kay Kendall
Sylvia Clark
Cyril Chamberlain
Harry, the boarder
John McCallum
Larry Burns
Eddie Byrne
Eddie Mooney
Dennis Price
Simon Abbott
Diana Dors
Dolores August
Sid James
Lew Beeson
Lyn Evans
Vic Kennedy
Dora Bryan
Movie Publicist
Alastair Sim
Hawtrey Murington (Optimum Films) (uncredited)
Eddy Leslie
Comic
Tommy Duggan
Compere
Michael Ripper
Joe, the Stage Manager
Charlotte Mitchell
Lucille
Googie Withers
Susan Foster (actress in clip, "The Shadow of the Orient") (uncredited)
Dana Wynter
Myrtle Shaw (as Dagmar Wynter)
Joan Collins
Beauty Queen Contestant (uncredited)
Anne Heywood
Dorothy Marlowe
Simone Silva
Beauty Queen Contestant (uncredited)
Richard Wattis
Casting Director
Trevor Howard
Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)
Renée Houston
Beattie
Paul Connell
Soap Publicity Man
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