Calendar, The

Date: 1948
Director: Arthur Crabtree
Production Company: Gainsborough Pictures

Stars: Greta Gynt, John McCallum, Raymond Lovell, Sonia Holm, Leslie Dwyer, Charles Victor, Diana Dors
Location(s): Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey

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Storyline:

Jilted by his fiancée, a racehorse owner becomes drunk and concocts a plot in which his own horse would lose a race.

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Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson

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After the runners are paraded beneath the titles, the horses come under starters orders. This is Hurst Park racecourse located next to the Thames in West Molesey, Surrey.

JOhn and his drone find that the racecourse has definitely gone but St Mary's church (top right) survives. (SJ)

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The race begins. Hurst Park with the tower of St. Mary's church in Hampton to the top left. A similar or the same view features in 'Soho Incident'.

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The camera follows the runners around the course as Wilderness takes the lead. Hurst Park racecourse off Hurst Road in West Molesey.

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From the grandstand. spectators watch the race through binoculars. Hurst Park closed in 1962 and the area is now a housing estate.

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Jockey Andy Lynn (Fred Payne) is helped to his feet by trainer Lady Mollie Panniford (Sonia Holm) after being thrown from Wilderness when a dog runs onto the course. Hurst Park racecourse in Surrey.

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Captain Garry Anson rides up to Mayfield, the house that he is about to inherit from his Aunt Bertha. Taplow Court on Cliveden Road in Taplow, Buckinghamshire.

Phil Richards thoughtfully combined his visit to cover outstanding shots for us. (RL)

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Reaching the front door, Captain Garry Anson (John McCallum) enters the house where the will of Bertha Anson is about to be read. Taplow Court also features in 'Baffled', 'Night of the Eagle' and 'What a Carve Up'.

I am not sure where Phil tied up his horse while he took this shot. (RL)

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Wenda Panniford drives up to her fiance Garry who asks her into the house.

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After money hungry Wenda jilts the him and marries Mollie's brother Lord Willie, the Captain's horse My Darling is entered into the Coronation Cup at Epsom. This is Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey and this sequence is reused in 'Derby Day' eight years later.

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Andy rides My Darling to win but comes a close second after Captain Anson explains that his drunken suggestion to 'pull' the horse was a mistake.

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The day of the Ascot Gold Cup, My Darling's next outing. Ascot racecourse on High Street, Ascot in Berkshire.

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More shots of the racecourse buildings are seen as a brass band plays in the background.

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A carriage brings Royalty to the meeting.

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Captain Anson and Lady Mollie watch the King and Queen pass.

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Stewards from The Jockey Club advise the Captain that they have a telegram in their possession that reveals that his horse was to be 'pulled' at Epsom.

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A cut finds the paddock at Ascot racecourse in Berkshire.

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After the Captain's innocence is proven, My Darling races in the Coronation Cup.