ONCE A JOLLY SWAGMAN

Once a Jolly Swagman
Once a Jolly Swagman
Directed by	Jack Lee
Written by	William Rose; Jack Lee; Cliff Gordon (additional dialogue)
Based on	Once a Jolly Swagman; by Montagu Slater
Produced by	Ian Dalrymple
Starring	Dirk Bogarde; Bonar Colleano; Bill Owen
Cinematography	H.E. Fowle
Edited by	Jack Harris; John Ferris
Music by	Bernard Stevens
Production; company	Wessex Film Productions
Distributed by	General Film Distributors (UK)
Release date	2 January 1949 (London);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Once a Jolly Swagman is a 1949 British film starring Dirk Bogarde, Bonar Colleano, Bill Owen, Thora Hird and Sid James.^[1] It is centred on the sport of motorcycle speedway racing, which was at its peak of popularity at the time. It was released in the U.S. as Maniacs on Wheels.^[2] The film is based on the 1946 novel by Montagu Slater.^[3]

The title of the film refers to the first line of the Australian song " Waltzing Matilda".

Director Jack Lee later said he enjoyed making the film "because it was physical, there was action and I had good actors."^[4]

Cast

^ "Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)". Archived from the original on 19 February 2017.
^ "Maniacs on Wheels".
^ Robert Phillip (25 March 2002). "Speedway: Crump keen to savour the sweet smell of success". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
^ Brian MacFarlane, An Autobiography of British Cinema, Methueun 1997 p 357

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