Into the Straight
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Into the Straight is a 1949 Australian horse racing melodrama directed by T.O. McCreadie
. The plot concerns the Curzons, an Australian horseracing family visited by an English horse trainer (James Workman
) and his son (Alan White
). Both men fall for June Curzon (Nonnie Peifer) but only one remains true after June is crippled in an accident.
T.O. McCreadie
Tom McCreadie , better known as T.O. McCreadie was an Australian film director and producer, who was also involved in distribution and exhibition for many years. He and his brother Alec formed Embassy Pictures in 1940 and made several shorts before producing three feature films in the 1940s...
. The plot concerns the Curzons, an Australian horseracing family visited by an English horse trainer (James Workman
James Workman
James Theodore Workman was an American rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was part of the American boat, which won the gold medal in the eights.-External links:*...
) and his son (Alan White
Alan White
Alan White may refer to:*Alan White , English footballer*Alan White , English novelist, author of The Long Day's Dying*Alan White , English drummer in rock group Oasis...
). Both men fall for June Curzon (Nonnie Peifer) but only one remains true after June is crippled in an accident.
Cast
- James WorkmanJames WorkmanJames Theodore Workman was an American rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was part of the American boat, which won the gold medal in the eights.-External links:*...
as Hugh Duncan - Charles TingwellCharles TingwellIn 1941, aged 18, he volunteered for war service overseas with the Royal Australian Air Force. Under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, personnel from Commonwealth air forces were part of a joint training and assignment system. Consequently, Tingwell trained as a pilot in Canada during 1942...
as Sam Curzon - Margo Lee as Zara Marlowe
- Muriel SteinbeckMuriel SteinbeckMuriel Steibeck was an Australian actor who worked extensively in film, theatre, radio and television. She is best known for her performance as the wife of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in Smithy and for playing the lead in Autumn Affair , Australia's first television serial.-Selected Filmography:*...
as Mrs Curzon - Nonnie Peifer as June Curzon
- Shirley Hall as Bunty
- George Randall as W.J. Curzon
- Alan WhiteAlan WhiteAlan White may refer to:*Alan White , English footballer*Alan White , English novelist, author of The Long Day's Dying*Alan White , English drummer in rock group Oasis...
as Paul Duncan
External links
- Into the Straight at Australian Screen OnlineAustralian Screen OnlineAustralian Screen Online is an on-line database operated by the Australian National Film and Sound Archive. It provides information about and excerpts from a wide selection of Australian feature films, documentaries, television programs, newsreels, short films, animations, and home-movies. It also...