The Fast Lady

The Fast Lady is a 1963 British comedy film, directed by Ken Annakin. The screenplay was written by Henry Blyth and Jack Davies, based on a story by Keble Howard. It was Julie Christies second film.

Murdoch Troon Stanley Baxter is a dour Scot living and working for a local government authority somewhere in the south of London. A shy young man, his main excitement comes from cycling. After hes forced off the road by an impatient car driver, he tracks down the owner, only to find that he is Commander Chingford James Robertson Justice, the domineering and acerbic owner of a sportscar distributorship.Chingford reluctantly pays for the damage to Troons cycle, but more significantly, Troon meets Claire Julie Christie, Chingfords beautiful blonde daughter. He is smitten with her and after she told him she loves sportscars and would love to have one, but her great dictator meaning her father wouldnt allow, he is talked into buying a car by Troons friend and fellow lodger, Freddie Fox Leslie Phillips, a used car salesman and serial cad, to impress Claire. Fox sees a chance to ingratiate himself with Chingford, and also sell Troon a car. The car is a 1927 vintage Bentley Four and a half litre engined Red Label Speed Model, painted in British Racing Green and named The Fast Lady. ........

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