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Dick Turpin's Ride to York is a 1922 British historical silent film drama directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Isobel Elsom and Cecil Humphreys. It was the first feature-length film of the story of the famous 18th-century highwayman Dick Turpin and his legendary 200 mi (320 km) overnight ride from London to York on ...
- Leslie Howard Gordon
- Stoll Pictures
Mention the name of Turpin to most people, and they will tell you he was a daring and dashing rogue who famously rode this trip of two hundred miles on his faithful mare, Black Bess, in less than fifteen hours. In so doing, Turpin actually got to York before news of his misdemeanours in London.
Dick Turpin's Ride to York: Directed by Maurice Elvey. With Matheson Lang, Isobel Elsom, Cecil Humphreys, Norman Page. A highwayman rides to York to stop a lady marrying a usurper.
- Maurice Elvey
- 1922-09
- Adventure, Drama
- 80
He is also known for a fictional 200-mile (320 km) overnight ride from London to York on his horse Black Bess, a story that was made famous by the Victorian novelist William Harrison Ainsworth almost 100 years after Turpin's death.
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- Elizabeth Millington
- John Palmer
22 de dic. de 2022 · British History. In 1834, William Harrison Ainsworth’s novel Rookwood featured the highwayman Dick Turpin undertaking a 200 mile overnight ride from Kent to York to establish an alibi. The fact this ride had been done by someone else 30 years before Turpin was born was neither here nor there - the story struck a chord with the public.
27 de feb. de 2024 · Dick Turpin makes an appearance in the story as a captivating highwayman who leads a thrilling overnight chase from London to York on his horse, Black Bess. However, Black Bess wasn’t really the name of Turpin’s horse — and the highwayman never actually made such a ride.
Alas, despite generous rations of ale poor Bess finally collapsed on the outskirts of York after a 200 mile ride from London in under 12 hours. Dick Turpin pursued his trade in many of the well known robbery hot-spots between London and York; Epping Forest, Gunnerby Hill (near Grantham) and Thorne (near Doncaster ) were amongst his hide-outs.
