| Flying Fifty-Five | |
| Director: | Reginald Denham |
| Producer: | Victor M. Greene |
| Starring: | Derrick De Marney Nancy Burne Marius Goring Peter Gawthorne |
| Cinematography: | Ernest Palmer |
| Editing: | Ted Richards |
| Studio: | Admiral Films |
| Distributor: | RKO Pictures |
| Runtime: | 72 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
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.[1] It was made by Admiral Films at Welwyn Studios.[2] 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.[3]
After being disinherited by his wealthy father, an amateur jockey, Bill Urquhart goes to work under an assumed name (Bill Hart) at a rural racing stables owned and run by Stella Barrington and her drunken brother, Charles, who is an old friend of Bill's. Confusion arises when Bill is mistakenly reported to have been murdered.