The King's Cup
The King's Cup is a 1933 British drama film directed by Alan Cobham, Donald Macardle, Herbert Wilcox and Robert Cullen and starring Chili Bouchier, Harry Milton and William Kendall.[1] The film is named after the King's Cup air race, established by King George V in 1922 as an endurance race across Britain, to encourage development in engine design and the sport of aviation. Stars Chili Bouchier and Harry Milton were married at the time the film was made.[2]
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| Directed by | Donald Macardle Herbert Wilcox Robert Cullen Alan Cobham (Flying Scenes Co-ordinator) |
| Written by | Alan Cobham |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Starring | Chili Bouchier Harry Milton William Kendall |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
| Music by | Lew Stone |
Production company | Herbert Wilcox Productions (for) British & Dominions Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service (Uk) |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot summary
A pilot who has lost his nerve following an accident regains it after meeting a woman and goes on to win a major air race.
Cast
- Chili Bouchier as Betty Conway
- Harry Milton as Dick Carter
- William Kendall as Captain Richards
- Rene Ray as Peggy
- Tom Helmore as Ronnie
- Lewis Shaw as Peter
- Sydney King as Crasher
- Leila Page as Lena
- Syd Crossley as Crossley
- Lew Stone as himself
Critical reception
TV Guide gave the film one out of four stars, and wrote, "the novelty of four directors did nothing out of the ordinary in terms of what appears on the screen."[3] while The Cinema Museum noted "a tantalizing glimpse of the (Brooklands) airfield and some of the flying that took place there before the Second World War."[2]