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ONCE A JOLLY SWAGMAN1 Extract from Reel 1 1
6/7/ Fox (Dirk Bogarde) had been an ace speedway rider before the war. When he returns from the army, his wife urges him to get a steady job instead of returning to the track. They quarrel, and Bill decides to attempt to make a come-back. As a test to find out whether Bill has not lost his touch during his absence, Tommy Possey (Bonar Colleano) makes Bill run a trial race with Chick, the current champion rider. Preceding this sequence we have seen shots which show Chick to be perfectly calm. Bill very nervous.
L.S. of Bill, Chick, Tommy and a mechanic (Taffy) walking towards the bikes in foreground.
They stop in M.S. in front of
camera.
Tommy tosses a coin.
Tommy looks at the coin.
Camera pans with Chick as he mounts his bike.
2 M.L.S. Bill, Tommy and Chick.
Mechanics push Chick's bike.
Tommy pushes Bill's bike until it starts. Camera pans with them until Bill rides out of frame.
L.S. Taffy running towards camera. He stands right ; Bill and Chick take up their positions near him.
M.C.S. Taffy holding up his handkerchief as a starting flag.
M.S. Bill and Chick looking towards Taffy (off). Bill looks at Chick to see if he is ready.
Ft. fr. Music : the speedway-riders' 39 6 march as used previously in the film. Tommy :
We might as well do this properly. We'll toss for it. Call. 6/7/ :
Tails. Tommy :
Heads. Chick :
I'll take the outside. Tommy : (to Taffy, off)
Give them " Go," will you,
Taffy.
Tommy: (to Bill)
Watch him, boy — he's good 6/7/ :
O.K. Tommy, don't worry. I'
be all right. Chick :
Up! Music stops. Roar of bikes begins. Bill :
Come on, let's get going. Tommy :
All right.
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1 Director : Jack Lee. Editor : Jack Harris. A Wessex production, 1948.
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