Lady Godiva Rides Again
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Lady Godiva Rides Again is a 1951
British comedy film starring Diana Dors
, about a small-town English girl who wins a beauty contest and heads for greater fame. It features Joan Collins
in her movie debut as an uncredited beauty contestant. It also featured Sid James
in one of his first film roles and Ruth Ellis
, the last woman to be executed in England, appears as an uncredited beauty queen. Ruth (who was 4 months pregnant at the time) had had her hair dyed black, and styled into a bob.
Other young starlets in the film included Diana Russell, Dana Wynter
, Yvonne Brooks, Simone Silva
and Pat Marlowe
The film was an outcome of the Miss Kent 1950 beauty competition at Leas Cliff Hall. Frank Launder, joint producer of the film with Leslie Gilliatt, was one of the judges in the competition.
1951 in film
The year 1951 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:...
British comedy film starring Diana Dors
Diana Dors
Diana Dors was an English actress, born Diana Mary Fluck in Swindon, Wiltshire. Considered the English equivalent of the blonde bombshells of Hollywood, Dors described herself as: "The only sex symbol Britain has produced since Lady Godiva."-Early life:Diana Mary Fluck was born in Swindon,...
, about a small-town English girl who wins a beauty contest and heads for greater fame. It features Joan Collins
Joan Collins
Joan Henrietta Collins, OBE , is an English actress, author, and columnist. Born in Paddington and raised in Maida Vale, Collins grew up during the Second World War. At the age of nine, she made her stage debut in A Doll's House and after attending school, she was classically trained as an actress...
in her movie debut as an uncredited beauty contestant. It also featured Sid James
Sid James
Sid James was an English-based South African actor and comedian. He made his name as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour and also starred in the popular Carry On films. He was known for his trademark "dirty laugh" and lascivious persona...
in one of his first film roles and Ruth Ellis
Ruth Ellis
Ruth Ellis , née Neilson, was the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom. She was convicted of the murder of her lover, David Blakely, and hanged at Holloway Prison, London, by Albert Pierrepoint.-Biography:...
, the last woman to be executed in England, appears as an uncredited beauty queen. Ruth (who was 4 months pregnant at the time) had had her hair dyed black, and styled into a bob.
Other young starlets in the film included Diana Russell, Dana Wynter
Dana Wynter
Dana Wynter was a German-born British actress, who was brought up in England and Southern Africa. She appeared in film and television for more than forty years beginning in the 1950s, most notably in the original version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.-Early life:Wynter was born as Dagmar...
, Yvonne Brooks, Simone Silva
Simone Silva
Simone Silva was an Egyptian-born French film actress who appeared in a handful of British B-movies during the 1950s. Silva, who was once quoted as saying she would "do anything" to get in the newspapers, was known however less for her acting than for her voluptuous figure and shameless...
and Pat Marlowe
The film was an outcome of the Miss Kent 1950 beauty competition at Leas Cliff Hall. Frank Launder, joint producer of the film with Leslie Gilliatt, was one of the judges in the competition.
Cast
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as Janie - George Cole as Johnny
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as Compere