A British politician finds that his intense liberal views become more conservative with his rise to power.A British politician finds that his intense liberal views become more conservative with his rise to power.A British politician finds that his intense liberal views become more conservative with his rise to power.
Seymour Hicks
- Old Buck
- (as Sir Seymour Hicks)
Tony Wager
- The Boy Hamer
- (as Anthony Wager)
Ronald Adam
- Radshaws' Doctor
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaUncredited theatrical movie debut of Honor Blackman (Emma).
- Quotes
Hamer Radshaw: Did God ordain it, this contrast between sweat and ease, between want and luxury, or is it the product of man's will, of greed of selfishness?
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: 1870
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Conscientious tale of personal power, glory and standing
A British drama; A story set in Northern England about a man from a slum in Ancoats, Manchester who rises to political power, abandoning on the way his radical views for more conservative ones. The film's title is a reference to the poet Milton's words about fame in his poem 'Lycidas', meaning all politicians deny they love popularity more than they love the people. And so, in this film, an idealistic champion of the oppressed, a man from the slums rising to cabinet rank, is himself seduced by the trappings of power and finds himself the type of politician he originally despised. Michael Redgrave gives a grand performance, and embodies the gradual shedding of heartfelt beliefs as vanity replaces commitment. The film will have appeal to those viewing the period between the 1810 and 1946 as an unjust period of British life, particularly the right of women's suffrage. More will observe that the trappings of fame are likely to make anyone succumb to what Milton also described as "That last infirmity of noble mind." The film plays at a pedestrian pace but the production and direction is first rate.
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- shakercoola
- Jul 13, 2019
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- Also known as
- The Boulting Brothers' Production of Fame Is the Spur
- Filming locations
- Denham Film Studios, Denham, Uxbridge, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(studio: made at Denham Studios, London, England.)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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