Summary
The Rake’s Progress is a British romantic film drama first released in 1945,
directed by Sidney Gilliat.
The film stars Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, Godfrey Tearle, Griffith Jones and Margaret Johnston.
It has also been released under the title: Notorious Gentleman.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Sidney Gilliat
- Script: Val Valentine, Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
- Photo: Wilkie Cooper
- Music: William Alwyn
- Cast: Rex Harrison (Vivian Kenway), Lilli Palmer (Rikki Krausner), Godfrey Tearle (Colonel Kenway), Griffith Jones (Sandy Duncan), Margaret Johnston (Jennifer Calthrop), Guy Middleton (Fogroy), Jean Kent (Jill Duncan), Marie Lohr (Lady Parks), Garry Marsh (Sir Hubert Parks), David Horne (Sir John Brockley), Alan Wheatley (Edwards), Brefni O’Rorke (Bromhead), John Salew (Burgess), Charles Victor (Old Sweat), Jan Van Loewen (Soldier), Patric Curwen, Joan Hickson (Miss Barker), Frederick Burtwell (Magistrate), George Cross (Policeman), John Dodsworth (Team Manager), Howard Douglas (Coffee Taster), Joy Frankau, Sidney Gilliat (Narrator), Sheila Huntington, Emrys Jones (Bateson), Patricia Laffan (Miss Fernandez), Olga Lindo (Woman in Palais de Danse), Howard Marion-Crawford (Coldstream Guardsman), Joan Maude (Alice), Maureen McDermot, Jack Melford (Race Team Member), Hal Osmond (Corporal In Scout Car), Frank Phillips, Kynaston Reeves (The Dean), Johnnie Schofield (Hotel Bellboy), Sydney Sturgess, Harry Terry (Taxi Driver), Jack Vyvian (Fred, mechanic), David Walbridge (Vivian – as a Boy), David Ward (Barman)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 110 min; B&W
- Aka: Notorious Gentleman
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