Fame Is the Spur (1947): Cast
Fame Is the Spur is a 1947 drama directed by Roy Boulting, starring Honor Blackman as Emma (uncredited), Bernard Miles and Wylie Watson. It runs 1 hour 56 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 56m (116 min)
- Director
- Roy Boulting
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Two Cities Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Fame Is the Spur About?
The premise of Fame Is the Spur without spoilers.
A politician rises rapidly to fame and fortune and discovers that power corrupts and ultimately becomes the very type of politician he had set out to displace.
Fame Is the Spur Themes & Keywords
· 36 tags- women's rights
- socialist
- social status
- slum
- sacrifice
- rise to power
- prosperity
- politician
- manchester england
- liberal
- conservative
- belief
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- election
- member of parliament
- london england
- husband wife relationship
- women's suffrage
- suffrage
- suffragette
- socialism
- social class
- prison
- politics
- political wife
- opposition
- jail
- deathbed
- death of wife
- british parliament
- bitterness
- betrayal
- 1940s
- 1930s
- 1920s
- england
- based on novel
Fame Is the Spur Cast & Characters
Honor Blackman leads the cast as Emma (uncredited), with Bernard Miles as Tom Hannaway and Wylie Watson as Pendleton. Directed by Roy Boulting; 33 actors are credited in all.
- Director Roy Boulting
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Honor Blackman as Emma (uncredited) -
Bernard Miles as Tom Hannaway -
Wylie Watson as Pendleton -
Tony Wager as The Boy Hamer
Also Starring in Fame Is the Spur
· 29 more- Maurice Denham Prison Doctor #2 (uncredited)
- Gerald Fox The Boy Hannaway
- Kenneth Griffith Wartime Miners' Representative (uncredited)
- Ben Williams Radical Orator (uncredited)
- Ronald Adam Radshaws' Doctor (uncredited)
- Michael Redgrave Hamer Radshaw
- David Tomlinson Lord Liskeard
- Philip Ray Doctor (uncredited)
- Roddy Hughes Wartime Miners' Spokesman (uncredited)
- Harry Terry Man in Election Crowd (uncredited)
- Gerald Sim Reporter (uncredited)
- Vi Kaley Old Woman in Election Crowd (uncredited)
- Fred Wood Unimpressed Welsh Miner (uncredited)
- Percy Walsh Suddaby
- Marjorie Fielding Aunt Lizzie
- Milton Rosmer Magistrate
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- Hugh Burden Arnold Ryerson
- Brian Weske The Boy Ryerson
- Rosamund John Ann Radshaw
- Campbell Cotts Meeting Chairman (uncredited)
- H Victor Weske Wartime Miners' Representative (uncredited)
- Seymour Hicks Old Buck
- Clifford Buckton Gamekeeper (uncredited)
- Iris Vandeleur Woman Who Opens Front Door (uncredited)
- Carla Lehmann Lady Lettice
- Guy Verney Grandpa
- Laurence Kitchin Radshaws' Secretary (uncredited)
- Jean Shepeard Mrs. Radshaw
- Charles Wood Dai
More from Roy Boulting
More films directed by Roy Boulting: Soft Beds, Hard Battles, Mr. Forbush and the Penguins, There’s a Girl in My Soup and Twisted Nerve.
Fame Is the Spur Also Known As
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Movies Like Fame Is the Spur
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Suffragette, Scandal and The Politician’s Wife.
Fame Is the Spur FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Fame Is the Spur, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Fame Is the Spur?
Fame Is the Spur runs 1 hour 56 minutes (116 minutes).
When was Fame Is the Spur released?
Fame Is the Spur was released on September 23, 1947.
Who directed Fame Is the Spur?
Fame Is the Spur was directed by Roy Boulting.
More films by Roy Boulting Who is in the cast of Fame Is the Spur?
Fame Is the Spur stars Honor Blackman as Emma (uncredited), Bernard Miles as Tom Hannaway and Wylie Watson as Pendleton, among 33 credited actors.
Does Fame Is the Spur have a post-credit scene?
No. Fame Is the Spur has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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