Cardboard Cavalier

(1949)

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| Film | United Kingdom | B&W | Comedy | 1h 36min |
U
| 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 Cromwellโ€™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

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British music hall comedian, Sid Field
Sidcup Buttermeadow
Margaret Lockwood promotional headshot for Jassy, c. 1947, autographed โ€˜Sincerelyโ€™ by the actress
Nell Gwynne
Mary Clare
Milady Doverhouse
Jerry Desmonde
Col Lovelace
Photograph of British actor, Claude Hulbert, from the 1935 film The Butter and Egg Man (1)
Sylvester Clutterbuck
Brian Worth
Tom Pride
Anthony Hulme
Charles II
Edmund Willard
Oliver Cromwell
Publicity photo featuring British actress Irene Handl
Lady Agnes
Photo of Dry Rot (1956) (1) featuring Miles Malleson
Judge Gorebucket
Joan Young
Maggie
Jack McNaughton
Uriah Group
Alfie Dean
Murdercasket
Michael Brennan
Brother Barebones
The African Queen (1951) screenshot (4) | Peter Bull
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
Lovelaceโ€™s Servant
Charles Paton
Mine Host
Walter Horsbrugh
Sir Seymour Simon
Ernest Metcalfe
Potman
Richard Dunn
Usher
Francis De Wolff
Soldier
Hector MacGregor
Tower Soldier
Wensley Pithey
Jailer
Alan Adair
Courtier
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Reviews

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A pantomime crossed with an Aldwych farce in a period setting. It failed at the time but now seems a brave try, with nice judgment all round. (Halliwellโ€™s)

Film clips

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Main title from Cardboard Cavalier (1949)

Cardboard Cavalier (1949) opening credits

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Main title from Cardboard Cavalier (1949).

Margaret Lockwood in a film clip from Cardboard Cavalier

Nell goes to market

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Margaret Lockwood in a film clip from Cardboard Cavalier.

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

Kissing in public

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

Pictures

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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). Nell Gwynne (Margaret Lockwood) licks the remains of a custard pie off her arm
Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (14)
Main title from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (10). Produced and directed by Walter Forde
Main title from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (9)
Main title from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (8)
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Main title from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (6)
Main title from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (5). Screenplay by Noel Langley
Main title from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (4). With Mary Clare, Jerry Desmonde, Claude Hulbert, Brian Worth, Anthony Hulme
Main title from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (3)
Main title from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (2). Margaret Lockwood
Main title from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (1). Sid Field
Poster from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (5) featuring Margaret Lockwood and Sid Field
Screenshot from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (4)
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)
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)
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)
Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (28)
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
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)
Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (26)
Sid Field at a party held to mark the end of production of Cardboard Cavalier
Sid Field (as Sidcup Buttermeadow) and Margaret Lockwood (as Nell Gwynne) in a photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (24)
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)
Screenshot from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (3)
Screenshot from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (2)
Illustrierte Film Bรผhne 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.
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)
Italian lobby card from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (2)
Italian lobby card from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (1)
German poster for Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (2)
German poster for Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (1)
Pressbook for Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (1)
Poster for Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (4)
Poster for Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (3)
Poster for Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (2)
Poster for Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (1)
Whatโ€™s On in London magazine with Margaret Lockwood in Cardboard Cavalier.  March, 1949.  Screening at the Odeon, Leicester Square.
Screenshot from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (1)
Whatโ€™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)
Leader magazine with Margaret Lockwood in Cardboard Cavalier.  27th November, 1948.
Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (11)
Picture Show magazine with Margaret Lockwood and  Sid Field in Cardboard Cavalier.  14th May, 1949.
Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (10)
Film Illustrated Monthly magazine with Margaret Lockwood in Cardboard Cavalier.  April, 1949, volume 4, issue number 4.
Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (9)
Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (8)
Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (7)
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Photograph from Cardboard Cavalier (1949) (5)
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)
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

Production

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Walter Forde
Director / Producer
Noel Langley
Writer (screenplay)

Also known as

Cockeyed Cavalier (USA)
Tolle Tage [Great Days] (Germany)

Companies

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Two Cities Film production company logo (2)
Two Cities Films
Production company
General Film Distributors (GFD)
Distribution company