| Flying Fifty-Five | |
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| Directed by | Reginald Denham |
| Written by | Vernon Clancey Kenneth Horne Victor M. Greene |
| Based on | The Flying Fifty-Five by Edgar Wallace |
| Produced by | Victor M. Greene |
| Starring | Derrick De Marney Nancy Burne Marius Goring Peter Gawthorne |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Ted Richards |
Production company | Admiral Films |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £18,304[1] |
Flying Fifty-Five is a 1939 British sports-drama film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Derrick De Marney, Nancy Burne, Marius Goring, John Warwick and Peter Gawthorne.[2] It was made by Admiral Films at Welwyn Studios.[3] The film is based on a 1922 novel of the same name by Edgar Wallace which had previously been made into a 1924 silent film The Flying Fifty-Five.[4]
- ^ Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. p. 470-494 at 482.
- ^ "Flying Fifty-five (1939)". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
- ^ Wood p.98
- ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. ISBN 9783110951943.