Another in a series of movies/television episodes that are similar in content and style to "One Step Beyond". This is the feature film "The Rocking Horse Winner" (1949), based on the short story by D. H. Lawrence . . .
Thanks for sharing this, yours is one of my favorite sites on YOU TUBE, not only for the interesting programs but also for the overall friendly, mature feed back, a rarity online but especially on You Tube where anonymity seems to encourage the worst in some.
@@one-step-beyond-1959 I'm pretty old, I get coffee at a discount but secretly taught my grand children .I have Michael Jackson's music on CD and taught them the moon walk . 😊 go Nonnie!
John Mills one of the great British Actors.....brought up on films like this...ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zOSR71WyjZI.html better than a cold dark winters Sunday afternoon...plenty of coal on the fire..get the toasting fork out.....making toast whilst watching an old movie....
DH Lawrence's original story built a nursery in my mind and has lived there ever since. There's nothing else like it. It will take hold of you. Unforgettable.
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An exceptional piece from DH Lawrence, done with the finest English actors and director. A true classic.. no CGI, no vulgarity, no dumbing down to the lowest common denominator. Such a subtle and wonderful piece. Makes modern film pale by comparison.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful movie. I love these old movies. John Mills was a great director and actor. They just don’t make good movies anymore nothing worth watching really thank goodness for RU-vid and the people who bring the Good movies from the past it really was the Golden age. But not so much nowadays. Blessings from Texas stay safe and be well.
Really wonderful story telling here. No real special effects, just excellent acting, dramatic pauses and music that builds a crescendo of suspense -- all in a staid, middle class British household.
You have to be very careful the messages you send out to your children, they know more than you think and take on more than you know, couple that with their innocence and you have a ticking time bomb of emotions. Please always guard your words around your children.
I found this story in a basement full of boxes of torn and worn books, unattached to the rest of its book, and loved it so much. I read it over twice and made copies to send a few friends. After losing sight of the last copy, mine, as the original had been eaten by moths, I was saddened to think it no longer existed, my imagination working on possible titles to substitute the unknown, contacting friends and describing one of many finds I had sent them. It was such a treat to find this feature film. Somehow, I knew this was the one, from early on. Thank-you for access to this treasure.
My girlfriend and I just watched this recently. She loved it. Especially the dialogue between the mother and her brother. Followed the story very well.
I read this story as a boy and the story was heavy with emotions and it still is even in this film adaptation. at 9 and 10 years old those emotions branded in to my mind obviously. This proves what a deep outstanding writer Lawrence was...his stories and stories from other writers woke me up to loving reading. I dreamed of becoming a writer, and I did...as a newspaper writer and photographer as one of my jobs as a young man in the world. ...Thank you for posting this filmed version of a most profound story so richly portrayed.
@@one-step-beyond-1959 Valarie Hopson was 17 when she played in the Bride of Frankenstein. I follow her for her acting abilities and she has a lot of completion in, "The Rocking Horse Winner".
I read this fascinating story back when I was a boy of about 10 years old maybe. I thought it was fascinating and the story kept me spellbound with many changing emotions. At the time I never knew there was a movie version but this version would've been an ideal viewing of the story brought to life. I must also admit that this version is the only film of this great rich story I've ever seen. The character portrayals are absolutely excellent by these actors/actresses who honestly make the story live and breathe and sigh and cry and laugh and keep brushing our human emotions with such truth and compassion. ...Thank you for posting "The Rocking Horse Winner". It still stands as a pivotal read from my boyhood past and a wonderful movie to watch here and now over 50 years later since first reading the story.
@coffee with two sugars please This episode is the actual movie titled The Rocking Horse Winner. I'm not sure if an updated remake has been made or not. I'd like to see a remake if it's out there somewhere. This story, which I read, was a favorite of mine when I was a child.
@@curtischildress9580 There is no "updated" remake. This is not an "episode". This is the 1949 Motion Picture, adapted from the D H Lawrence short story.
@@dr.h.e.sawyerjr.9984 I know. But I had only read the story as a boy and was fascinated by it back then. This is the first time seeing the filmed version of the story.
I read this book as a child/teen for class assignment. I didn’t understand it at all so I can relate to your comment. I’m kind of scared to watch this now, as I recall not liking it as a youth.
GREAT MOVIES. MY RESPECT TO YOU AND OLD THE GOOD PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE PRESERVATION AND DIFUSION OF THESE GOOD OLD MOVIES. I PARTICULARLY LIKED THE ROCKING HORSR WINNER. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN.
You be surprised how many people rather gambled away even their mortgage payment at the horses which is what my mom's husband did and we lost the house. He was a gambler that lost our family car too. Unbelievable and why I don't like to gamble unless for fun and not money.
Paul Relgne...Actually, the scripture you used does not say the the love of money is the root of ALL evil. The more accurate translation reads that it is the root of "all kinds of evil" in man. Paul is talking about the importance for all men ( this includes women ) to not get obsessed with chasing riches. Think about this: what is the beginning, the 'root' of ALL evil? The word 'all' is the key. We are told that Satan is the originator of Evil; not any "love of money". Satan's mistake was his pride and the violence that he did to people...and not his love of money. In Ezekiel 28:11-19, we are told about Satan. The Lord says that he was the "...anointed cherub that covers..." The Lord says about Satan in verse 15: "You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, 'til iniquity was found in you... and you became filled with violence within, ( oppression of people that he had authority over, injustice, and physical violence against people ), and you sinned; therefore I cast you as a profane thing out of the mountain of God...and your heart was lifted up ( proud...pride ) because of your beauty." So...Evil originated with Satan because of his pride and his abuse ( violence) of his authority, and not because he loved money. And Paul was not talking about Satan anyway; he was warning Man to not get caught up with lusting and chasing after money & riches which can cause...all kinds of evil for man. Paul knew all too well where the root of ALL evil came from. Besides...Man does evil in other ways too that is not necessarily caused by money: murder, rape, physical abuse, etc.
@@marbleman52 "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.," 1.Timothy 6:10 KJV.
@@paulrelgne2149 I am curious; did you read my little bit of research, and what do you think about the Old Testament scriptures that I shared with you about where 'ALL' evil originated and it's causes?
I remember seeing this so many years ago. It had such an effect on me that I have never forgotten that young boy's face when on that rocking horse. Thank you so much for posting it.
@@one-step-beyond-1959 This movie. The martydom of the boy. The mother who spends everything on herself. The uninvolved father. I’m 70 now & i must’ve seen this when i was 10 or before. I’ve just had a field day reading all the parallels to my childhood. I absorbed the main characters to try to cope. Now i see it all before me.
This is a great movie! My favorites are Mystery, murder, suspense movies, late 20’s-late 50’s. I still have hundreds (1000’s?) like this to discover. They literally do NOT make them like this anymore. Proof that millions in CGI has no chance of competing with a great story, great actors, great director and great producers and crew. Hollywood in this era just doesn’t get it. But then, they no longer have the talent to stand up to this! Thanks for posting.
You're absolutely right. It's a wonderfully made movie! Regarding today's "talent." I suspect there's some great talent available but not being encouraged and brought forward. Conformity over creativity. Mediocrity is the new magnificent.
@@unmappedinsights4787 I completely agree with you and add this…in today’s topsy turvy world, I jus wonder how many really talented young people who I KNOW are out there aren’t being given a chance because they don’t have the correct ideology? Brad Pitt, being a good ol’ okie and believing in the second amendment, probably wouldn’t get very far in today’s Hollywood…even with that “pretty face”…..good thing he came up when he did!…..shalom
@@jerryhatley5004 Your views about the "correct ideology," etc., are interesting. A "topsy turvy world," indeed. It's out with the old (patterns of human existence) and in with the new anything goes mentality. You can almost hear the new catchcry: Be filled with hatred and go forth in love. That's the way it appears to me. Yes...shalom
JOHN MILLS highly acclaimed English actor who had Jo's own studio and made movies. Father of HAYLEY MILLS. Father and daughter performed together in many movies. And the little blonde boy played OLIVER in OLIVER TWIST. So glad to finally see him in another role. One of the better uploads. Thank you 🤩
This film talks about how much pressure parents have on their children. It wasn't the horse that was haunted - it was his parents that let the toxicity fester in that house to become something evil and malignant so much that it killed their little boy.
100% Darlene, it's a "excellent" story, the way the parents were toxic, as to say . The mother ,well ,not needs ,but wants. Look what her wants got her ,lost the richest little kid over the extravagant life she couldn't afford . If it pops up on the handset, I can't help myself , but I watch it again and again.it is a great story, real like , nothing they put on TV ,comes near it ,well put Darlene.
WOW..... I tuned-in for yet another necessary "fix" of John Newland, and I got this Welcome Surprise Fix with John Mills = Charming film with an engaging little storyline!!! The bizarre talking horse-n-house were indeed 'One Step Beyond'. The somewhat "frenzied" riding of the horse was particularly eerie!!
I read this cover to cover in J r high school and it broke my heart ... Then I came across it in at my university ... and reread it ... and it still broke my heart! ... This version is excellent I've haven't seen it for years ... but I can't wait !
Sometimes a second read reveals things that didn't seem pertinent the first time around. Often we are a more experienced version of ourselves; sometimes (I do this) you'll race through the first time, be amazed and do a deeper read next time. Third time thru you might find even more!
its called champagne taste the ruination of many few people know how to live simply or do without or the value of thrift or even saving up for something its fun to save it makes you appreciate the things you have saved for worth while
As I said, I saw this years ago.... I had been reluctant to see it again because I was so creeped out from the memories of how that boy looks on his rocking horse! I just watched it again. I'm going to have to let this one sink in for a while!
@Cynthia Kinman: I recently read the Lawrence story and felt it had an obvious OSB theme -- that's why I uploaded this corresponding movie. But if the truth be told . . . I myself haven't watched it. I have a strict personal rule to never watch movies where children are main characters. They make me really uncomfortable . . .
Such a sad ending, but how could a child die just from being obsessed with knowing the winner of a horse race? When Bassett told him that Malobar had won, he smiled and told his Mother, "I'm lucky. " Then he died. What could have caused it?
It's just a general principle of the universe: you don't usually get something-for-nothing. Why (?) Because a lot of something-for-nothing in the universe . . . would undercut the something-for-something that we expect the universe to operate on most of the time. Look at it this way: would you want a universe where you'd pay for something . . . and never get it (?) Of course not. The corollary is obvious: if the boy got something (knowledge of the future) . . . he had to pay for it (with his life). It just reaffirms how we expect things to work . . .
Parents have to be very careful in what they say when around children. Children are like sponge and they act on what adult do or say. This is a moral story to all adult. Love this program I have recently discovered on RU-vid.
I have loved this movie since I first watched it almost 40 years ago . It was amongst the first movies I ever taped when I purchased my first VCR in 1983 . I wouldn't even know which genre of film one would call it ?
This movie is 100 times better than the short story we were forced to read and analyze to death in high school. Probably because of the way it was taught-find the foreshadowing and symbolism for your marks or else flunk the course and never be able to appreciate literature- a fate worse than death!
Spoiler alert!!! Saw this decades ago when I was quite young, made quite an impression on me. The obsessive frenzy of the boy on that rocking horse was so scary! Didn't even realize that he had won a fortune, saved the family, especially his parents who needed to grow up and be responsible adults.
I'm surprised to be asked to comment,my memory is that good that I can't remember watching it so I may have to watch it again, watched for the first time last night and I recall parts that I thought I thought I'd seen it before,
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At least the love of money didn't fall in place for the love this mother had for her children, however it took a huge win and a massive amount to wake this boy out of his sleep. Horse took the boy for a ride and won.
Though produced when i was a child, and though I am partly descended from the British Isles, as an American I always see these British episodes as a view into a foreign culture in a far off time
Ever since I saw this on TV as a kid it's haunted me. I've seen at least 3 versions but this is the best one. I recently bought an anthology of D.H. Lawrence short stories and this is in it. I have an interest in why some child actors stay in the craft and others go off to more mundane jobs so I like to check their IMDb entries and see what their careers were/are like. John Howard Davies only appeared 6 times in front of the screen but he ended up producing some of my favourite comedy of the 70s including Fawlty Towers, The Good Life, The Goodies and Monty Python. Vale John.
,Great story and acting. The first thing which sets this one is apart from today's movies is the lack of gunfire or explosives. The present American movies, mostly, have substituted thoughtful subject matter with gore and blood. Americans seem to worship guns and violence. Fifty years or more disagreements were mostly settled with fists. Some Schools had gun clubs, but nobody shot up the classes.
Nicely done movie, although the boy seems a little old for a rocking horse. On the other hand, the plot demands a character old enough to interact with two gambling dudes and to somewhat comprehend his mother's obsession with money -- which is ultimately what destroys him.
@@dollywilson3395 did you notice...when he looked at the package before it was opened...the gift tag was addressed to all three children? it was meant for all of them.
