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Once a Jolly Swagman (1948) was a Sports - Drama Film directed by Jack Lee .

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Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)

By Beatrice on Jun 14, 2015 From Flickers in Time

Once a Jolly Swagman (AKA “Maniacs on Wheels”) Directed by Jack Lee Written by William Rose and Jack Lee from a novel by Montagu Slater 1949/UK Wessex Films Productions First viewing/Amazon Prime This story of a motorcycle speedway racer in Britain has a lot in common with contempor... Read full article


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Dirk Bogarde didn't like motorbikes. New Cross stars Ron Johnson and Ron Howes acted as doubles for the action shots.
The film focuses on the sport of speedway racing which was hugely popular at the time of making.
The title of the film refers to the first line of the classic song, "Waltzing Matilda".
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