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Dry Rot (1956)
Director: Maurice Elvey
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
John Chapman's stage farce opened in London in the summer of 1954 and was still running to full houses when this film version came out. Here, however, it all begins to creak. Bent bookies Shiner, Rix and James plan a killing at the races by switching their decrepit nag for a so-called French wonder horse, but, unsurprisingly, things don't exactly go to plan.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: Maurice Elvey
Producer: Jack Clayton
Cast: Ronald Shiner, Brian Rix, Peggy Mount, Lee Patterson, Sidney James, Joan Sims, Heather Sears, Miles Malleson full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 87 mins
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