| Davy | |
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| Directed by | Michael Relph |
| Written by | William Rose |
| Produced by | Basil Dearden |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
| Edited by | Peter Tanner |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $458,000[1] |
| Box office | $305,000[1] |
Davy is a 1958 British comedy-drama film directed by Michael Relph and starring Harry Secombe, Alexander Knox and Ron Randell.[2][3] It was written by WIlliam Rose. It was the last comedy to be made by Ealing Studios and was the first British film in Technirama.[4] Davy was intended to launch the solo career of Harry Secombe, who was already a popular British radio personality on The Goon Show, but it was only moderately successful.[5]
Secombe said it "was to be my big chance to score a success in films, something I had longed to do ever since I started in the business. My previous attempts at becoming a film star were pretty poor to put it mildly."[6]
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ "Davy". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Davy". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
- ^ "Davy (1958) - Articles". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "Davy (1958) - Notes". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ Secombe p 61