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Fame Is the Spur is a novel by Howard Spring published in 1940. It covers the rise of the socialist labour movement in Britain from the mid-19th century to the 1930s.
- Howard Spring
- 1940
Watch or download this restored movie based on Howard Spring's novel about a politician's rise and fall. Starring Michael Redgrave, Rosamund John, Bernard Miles and others.
A slow-burning saga about the rise to prominence of opportunistic, working-class J. Hamer Shawcross, whose soaring oratory and ability to weaponise his past catapult him to fame, as the fledgling Labour Party begins to crystallise.
- (212)
- Hardcover
- Howard Spring
Fame is the Spur is a 1947 British drama film directed by Roy Boulting. It stars Michael Redgrave, Rosamund John, Bernard Miles, David Tomlinson, Maurice Denham and Kenneth Griffith. Its plot involves a British politician who rises to power, abandoning on the way his radical views for more conservative ones.
A TV mini series based on a novel by Howard Spring, depicting the rise of the British socialist movement from the mid 19th century to the 1930s. Follow the life of a working class lad who becomes a politician, with Tim Pigott-Smith, David Hayman and Joanna David in the cast.
- (17)
- 1982-01-08
- Drama
- 50
Fame Is the Spur is a British television mini-series consisting of 8 episodes which first aired on the BBC in 1982. It was based on the 1940 novel Fame Is the Spur by Howard Spring. It depicts a socialist politician who betrays his early beliefs as he grows older, and was believed to be based upon the Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.
Feb 7, 2021 · Fame is the Spur covers the rise of the socialist labour movement in Britain from the mid 19th century to the 1930s.
- Howard Spring
