Fame Is the Spur

Fame Is the Spur

Drama

Fame Is the Spur

116 minutes
09/23/1947
6.5

Overview

A politician rises rapidly to fame and fortune and discovers that power corrupts and ultimately becomes the very type of politician he had set out to displace.

Cast

Michael Redgrave
Michael RedgraveHamer Radshaw
Rosamund John
Rosamund JohnAnn Radshaw
Bernard Miles
Bernard MilesTom Hannaway
Carla Lehmann
Carla LehmannLady Lettice
Hugh Burden
Hugh BurdenArnold Ryerson
Marjorie Fielding
Marjorie FieldingAunt Lizzie
Seymour Hicks
Seymour HicksOld Buck
Tony Wager
Tony WagerThe Boy Hamer
Brian Weske
Brian WeskeThe Boy Ryerson
Gerald Fox
Gerald FoxThe Boy Hannaway
Jean Shepeard
Jean ShepeardMrs. Radshaw
Guy Verney
Guy VerneyGrandpa
Percy Walsh
Percy WalshSuddaby
David Tomlinson
David TomlinsonLord Liskeard
Charles Wood
Charles WoodDai
Milton Rosmer
Milton RosmerMagistrate
Wylie Watson
Wylie WatsonPendleton
Ronald Adam
Ronald AdamRadshaws' Doctor (uncredited)
Honor Blackman
Honor BlackmanEmma (uncredited)
Clifford Buckton
Clifford BucktonGamekeeper (uncredited)
Campbell Cotts
Campbell CottsMeeting Chairman (uncredited)
Maurice Denham
Maurice DenhamPrison Doctor #2 (uncredited)
Kenneth Griffith
Kenneth GriffithWartime Miners' Representative (uncredited)
Roddy Hughes
Roddy HughesWartime Miners' Spokesman (uncredited)
Vi Kaley
Vi KaleyOld Woman in Election Crowd (uncredited)
Laurence Kitchin
Laurence KitchinRadshaws' Secretary (uncredited)
Philip Ray
Philip RayDoctor (uncredited)
Gerald Sim
Gerald SimReporter (uncredited)
Harry Terry
Harry TerryMan in Election Crowd (uncredited)
Iris Vandeleur
Iris VandeleurWoman Who Opens Front Door (uncredited)
H Victor Weske
H Victor WeskeWartime Miners' Representative (uncredited)
Ben Williams
Ben WilliamsRadical Orator (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Fred WoodUnimpressed Welsh Miner (uncredited)