a party instead. But whilst waiting for the pub to open, words are exchanged and the bet is on again. The two cars race neck-and-neck through the southern suburbs of London. But with only a few yards to go, Genevieve breaks down. As Ambrose's car is about to overtake it, its tyres become stuck in tramlines (London's tram network had closed in 1952, but many of the tracks were still in evidence when the film was made that same year) and it drives off in another direction. The brakes on Genevieve fail, and the car rolls a few yards onto Westminster Bridge, thus winning the bet. Cast John Gregson as Alan McKim Dinah Sheridan as Wendy McKim Kenneth More as Ambrose Claverhouse Kay Kendall as Rosalind Peters Geoffrey Keen as First traffic policeman Reginald Beckwith as J.C. Callahan Arthur Wontner as Elderly Gentleman Joyce Grenfell as Hotel proprietress Leslie Mitchell as Himself – Newsreel Commentator Michael Balfour as Trumpeter (uncredited) Stanley Escane as Newsreel cameraman (uncredited) Fred Griffiths as Ice Cream Seller (uncredited) Charles Lamb as Publican (uncredited) Arthur Lovegrove as Hotel doorman (uncredited) Edward Malin as Spectator (uncredited) Edie Martin as Guest at Hotel (uncredited) Michael Medwin as Father-to-be (uncredited) Harold Siddons as Second traffic policeman (uncredited) Patrick Westwood as Motor mechanic (uncredited) Production Henry Cornelius had made Passport to Pimlico for Ealing Studios, but had left the studio to go independent. He approached Michael Balcon to make Genevieve for Ealing. However, given that Cornelius' returning would disrupt the studio's production schedule, and that he had not won any friends at Ealing by leaving, Balcon turned the film down, leaving Cornelius to have his film made for Rank Studios. Earl St John was originally not enthusiastic to make the movie but agreed to take it to the Rank Board if the budget could be kept to £115,000. J. Arthur Rank agreed to provide 70% of the finance if Cornelius could source the rest elsewhere; the director obtained the money from the National Film Finance Corporation. The original choices for the male leads were Guy Middleton and Dirk Bogarde; they turned the film down, and their roles were given to Kenneth More and John Gregson respectively. Dinah Sheridan says that the studio wanted Claire Bloom to play her part. Sheridan was offered two other films around the same time (Grand National Night and Street Corner) and asked Dirk Bogarde for