Derby Day

A British drama; A story about people mingling on the day of Britain's richest and most prestigious flat horse race meeting at Epsom Downs. This is an absorbing ensemble piece about the fates of a French maid, a murderer, and an aristocrat, and how their personal stories interconnect. The cultural backdrop and rituals of the British class system cleverly blend for dramatic and comic effect. How they all end up is what keeps it going, how lives are transformed and the friendships made. But its appeal rests firmly with its star players, Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding, who have a splendid chemistry. There is good support from Googie Withers.