

Once a Jolly Swagman
A factory worker quits his job to become a motorcycle racer.
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- English
- army
- sports
- world war ii
- fame
- motorcycle
- race
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- 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
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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