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Fame Is the Spur 1947 Directed by Roy Boulting

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Drama
Production Companies Two Cities Films , Boulting Brothers
Release Date 23 September 1947
116 mins
Cast
Michael Redgrave Hamer Radshaw
Rosamund John Ann Radshaw
Bernard Miles Tom Hannaway
Carla Lehmann Lady Lettice
Hugh Burden Arnold Ryerson
Marjorie Fielding Aunt Lizzie
Seymour Hicks Old Buck
Tony Wager The Boy Hamer
Brian Weske The Boy Ryerson
Gerald Fox The Boy Hannaway
Jean Shepeard Mrs. Radshaw
Guy Verney Grandpa
Percy Walsh Suddaby
David Tomlinson Lord Liskeard
Milton Rosmer Magistrate
Wylie Watson Pendleton
Ronald Adam Radshaws' Doctor (uncredited)
Honor Blackman Emma (uncredited)
Clifford Buckton Gamekeeper (uncredited)
Campbell Cotts Meeting Chairman (uncredited)
Maurice Denham Prison Doctor #2 (uncredited)
Kenneth Griffith Wartime Miners' Representative (uncredited)
Roddy Hughes Wartime Miners' Spokesman (uncredited)
Vi Kaley Old Woman in Election Crowd (uncredited)
Laurence Kitchin Radshaws' Secretary (uncredited)
Philip Ray Doctor (uncredited)
Gerald Sim Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Terry Man in Election Crowd (uncredited)
Iris Vandeleur Woman Who Opens Front Door (uncredited)
H Victor Weske Wartime Miners' Representative (uncredited)
Ben Williams Radical Orator (uncredited)
Fred Wood Unimpressed Welsh Miner (uncredited)
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