Watch Fame Is the Spur (1947) Official Trailer
7.1 / 10 IMDb September 23, 1947 1h 56m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 56m
Release Date
September 23, 1947
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Producers
Cast
Michael Redgrave
as Hamer Radshaw
Rosamund John
as Ann Radshaw
Bernard Miles
as Tom Hannaway
Carla Lehmann
as Lady Lettice
Hugh Burden
as Arnold Ryerson
Marjorie Fielding
as Aunt Lizzie
Seymour Hicks
as Old Buck
Tony Wager
as The Boy Hamer
Brian Weske
as The Boy Ryerson
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Gerald Fox
as The Boy Hannaway
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Jean Shepeard
as Mrs. Radshaw
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Guy Verney
as Grandpa
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Percy Walsh
as Suddaby
David Tomlinson
as Lord Liskeard
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Charles Wood
as Dai
Milton Rosmer
as Magistrate
Wylie Watson
as Pendleton
Ronald Adam
as Radshaws' Doctor (uncredited)
Honor Blackman
as Emma (uncredited)
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Clifford Buckton
as Gamekeeper (uncredited)
Production Companies
Two Cities Films
Boulting Brothers
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