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Once a Jolly Swagman

5.8(15)19491h 40m2

A factory worker quits his job to become a motorcycle racer.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • army
  • sports
  • world war ii
  • fame
  • motorcycle
  • race

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Behind the camera

Director

Jack Lee

Produced in

United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU2 Feb 1949

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Once a Jolly Swagman was released on 2 February 1949.

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    CinemaSerf

    7/9/2022

    6/10

    Aside from the odd rendition of "Waltzing Matilda" - I am unsure as to the reason for the title, but don't be put off - it's about speedway not swag (or sheep). Dirk Bogarde is at his most alluring as "Bill", a man who gets laid off from his job testing lightbulbs and who takes up the sport of dirt-track speedway. Discovering he has a bit of a penchant for it, he is soon earning £90-a week and but for the interventio…

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