在这部木马优胜者长乐剧情/奇幻片中,This shamefully overlooked gem is a psychological thriller that has been called the best portrayal of coming-of-age anguish ever done. John Mills shines, and the juvenile lead John Howard Davies grew up to produce many quality offbeat comedy shows-- Monty Python, Steptoe & Son, The Good Life and Fawty Towers to name a few! If the brilliantly choreographed scene in Strangers on a Train where a carousel comes flying apart left you with an almost a phobic reaction to painted wooden horses-- this movie will finish the job!
In London, the young Paul Grahame lives with his upper class but financially broken family. His wasteful mother Hester Grahame is a compulsive buyer, spending all the family money on new expensive dresses, jewels and objects for their home. His father Richard Grahame is a gambler, losing money in the horse races. His uncle Oscar Cresswell is permanently covering the Grahame family debts. When the servant Bassett is hired, Paul finds that he can predict the winner of the horse races by rocking his wooden horse. Paul asks Bassett to become his partner. The two of them bet their money on the races. Paul wants to prove that he is lucky in order to silence the house, which perpetually whispers to him that it needs more money.
