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Cardboard Cavalier (1949)

Cardboard Cavalier

| Film | 1949 | United Kingdom | B&W | 1h 36min |

Stars: Sid Field, Margaret Lockwood, Mary Clare | Director: Walter Forde

In Cromwellian England, royalists commisson a barrow boy to carry a secret letter. Helped by Nell Gwynn, he succeeds after encounters with a castle ghost and custard pies

In wintry 17th century London, a poor barrow boy chances upon lordly protection from Oliver Cromwell’s bullying soldiers.

The grateful wretch is entrusted by his new master with the delivery of a vital letter from the exiled King Charles II in France.

He befriends tavern owner Nell Gwynne and sets off on his mission, but the Roundheads are in hot pursuit...

Cast (25)

Sid Field: Sidcup Buttermeadow

Margaret Lockwood: Nell Gwynne

Mary Clare: Milady Doverhouse

Jerry Desmonde: Col Lovelace

Claude Hulbert: Sylvester Clutterbuck

Brian Worth: Tom Pride

Anthony Hulme: Charles II

Edmund Willard: Oliver Cromwell

Irene Handl: Lady Agnes

Miles Malleson: Judge Gorebucket

Joan Young: Maggie

Jack McNaughton: Uriah Group

Alfie Dean: Murdercasket

Michael Brennan: Brother Barebones

Peter Bull: Mosspot

Vincent Holman: Lord Doverhouse

John Salew: Smug

Diana Hope: Lady Dolly

June Devon: Maria

Laurence Baskcomb: Lord Bynge

Anne Holland: Lady Bynge

Anne Valery: Hope

Valerie Wynn: Dorothy

Bruce Walker: Lovelace’s Servant

Charles Paton: Mine Host

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Film clips

Cardboard Cavalier (1949) opening credits (1m 16s)

Main title from Cardboard Cavalier (1949)

Nell goes to market (44s)

Margaret Lockwood in a film clip from Cardboard Cavalier

Kissing in public (54s)

Margaret Lockwood and Brian Worth in a film clip from Cardboard Cavalier

Director

Walter Forde

Producer

Walter Forde

Writer

Noel Langley (screenplay)

Production company

Two Cities Films

Also known as

Cockeyed Cavalier (USA)

Pictures (50)

Poster from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (5) featuring Margaret Lockwood and Sid Field — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) poster (5) | Margaret Lockwood, Sid Field

Poster from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (5) featuring Margaret Lockwood and Sid Field.

Screenshot from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (4) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) screenshot (4)

Screenshot from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (4).

Funk und Film magazine with Margaret Lockwood in Cardboard Cavalier. 14th January, 1949, issue number 2. (German) — Funk und Film magazine – Margaret Lockwood – January 1949

Funk und Film magazine with Margaret Lockwood in Cardboard Cavalier. 14th January, 1949, issue number 2. (German).

Quick magazine with Margaret Lockwood in Cardboard Cavalier. 21st November, 1948. (German) — Quick magazine – Margaret Lockwood – November 1948

Quick magazine with Margaret Lockwood in Cardboard Cavalier. 21st November, 1948. (German).

Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) and Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (31) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (31) | Sid Field

Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) and Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (31).

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (30) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (30) | Margaret Lockwood

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (30).

Danish poster for Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (1) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) Danish poster (1)

Danish poster for Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (1).

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) and Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (29) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (29) | Margaret Lockwood, Sid Field

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) and Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (29).

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (28) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (28) | Margaret Lockwood

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (28).

Picturegoer magazine with Sid Field in Cardboard Cavalier. May, 1949. — Picturegoer magazine – Sid Field – 1949

Picturegoer magazine with Sid Field in Cardboard Cavalier. May, 1949.

Sid Field and Margaret Lockwood share a tankard of ale during a cheeky moment away from the cameras during the filming of Cardboard Cavalier — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (28)

Sid Field and Margaret Lockwood share a tankard of ale during a cheeky moment away from the cameras during the filming of Cardboard Cavalier.

Italian poster for Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (1) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) Italian poster (1)

Italian poster for Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (1).

Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) and Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (27) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (27) | Sid Field

Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) and Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (27).

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (26) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (26) | Margaret Lockwood

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (26).

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) and Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (23) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (23) | Margaret Lockwood, Sid Field

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) and Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (23).

Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (22) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (22) | Sid Field

Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (22).

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) and Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (21) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (21) | Margaret Lockwood, Sid Field

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) and Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (21).

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (20) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (20)

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (20).

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (19) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (19)

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (19).

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) and Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (18) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (18) | Margaret Lockwood, Sid Field

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) and Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (18).

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (17) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (17)

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (17).

Margaret Lockwood being cleaned after having a pie thrown at her during filming of the historical comedy ’Cardboard Cavalier’ — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (16)

Margaret Lockwood being cleaned after having a pie thrown at her during filming of the historical comedy ’Cardboard Cavalier’.

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (15) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (15)

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (15).

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (14) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (14) | Margaret Lockwood

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (14).

Screenshot from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (3) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) screenshot (3)

Screenshot from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (3).

Screenshot from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (2) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) screenshot (2)

Screenshot from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (2).

Main title from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) opening credits

Main title from Cardboard Cavalier (1949).

Illustrierte Film Bühne magazine with Margaret Lockwood and Sid Field in Cardboard Cavalier. Issue number 491. (German). Tolle Tage. — Film Bühne magazine – Margaret Lockwood, Sid Field

Illustrierte Film Bühne magazine with Margaret Lockwood and Sid Field in Cardboard Cavalier. Issue number 491. (German). Tolle Tage.

Picture Post magazine with Margaret Lockwood in Cardboard Cavalier. 25th September, 1948. — Picture Post magazine – Margaret Lockwood – September 1948

Picture Post magazine with Margaret Lockwood in Cardboard Cavalier. 25th September, 1948.

Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) and Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (13) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (13) | Sid Field

Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) and Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (13).

Italian lobby card from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (3) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) Italian lobby card (3)

Italian lobby card from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (3).

Italian lobby card from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (2) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) Italian lobby card (2)

Italian lobby card from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (2).

Poster for Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (3) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) poster (3)

Poster for Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (3).

Poster for Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (2) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) poster (2)

Poster for Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (2).

What’s On in London magazine with Margaret Lockwood in Cardboard Cavalier. March, 1949. Screening at the Odeon, Leicester Square. — What’s On in London magazine – Margaret Lockwood – March 1949

What’s On in London magazine with Margaret Lockwood in Cardboard Cavalier. March, 1949. Screening at the Odeon, Leicester Square.

What’s On in London magazine with Sid Field and Margaret Lockwood in Cardboard Cavalier. April, 1949. Screening at the Odeon, leicester Square. — What’s On in London magazine – Sid Field, Margaret Lockwood – April 1949

What’s On in London magazine with Sid Field and Margaret Lockwood in Cardboard Cavalier. April, 1949. Screening at the Odeon, leicester Square.

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (12) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (12)

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (12).

Leader magazine with Margaret Lockwood in Cardboard Cavalier. 27th November, 1948. — Leader magazine – Margaret Lockwood – November 1948

Leader magazine with Margaret Lockwood in Cardboard Cavalier. 27th November, 1948.

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (11) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (11)

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (11).

Picture Show magazine with Margaret Lockwood and Sid Field in Cardboard Cavalier. 14th May, 1949. — Picture Show magazine – Margaret Lockwood, Sid Field – May 1949

Picture Show magazine with Margaret Lockwood and Sid Field in Cardboard Cavalier. 14th May, 1949.

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (10) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (10)

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (10).

Film Illustrated Monthly magazine with Margaret Lockwood in Cardboard Cavalier. April, 1949, volume 4, issue number 4. — Film Illustrated Monthly magazine – Margaret Lockwood – April 1949

Film Illustrated Monthly magazine with Margaret Lockwood in Cardboard Cavalier. April, 1949, volume 4, issue number 4.

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (9) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (9)

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (9).

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (8) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (8)

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (8).

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (7) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (7)

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (7).

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (6) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (6)

Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (6).

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) and Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (4) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (4) | Margaret Lockwood, Sid Field

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) and Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (4).

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (3) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (3) | Margaret Lockwood

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (3).

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (2) — Cardboard Cavalier (1949) photograph (2) | Margaret Lockwood

Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (2).

Margaret Lockwood as Nell Gwynne aims to strike with a broom in a signed publicity photo from Cardboard Cavalier — Margaret Lockwood as Nell Gwynne takes aim with a broom

Margaret Lockwood as Nell Gwynne aims to strike with a broom in a signed publicity photo from Cardboard Cavalier.