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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 ...
Dick Turpin's famous ride from London York has taken its place among nursery legends; nevertheless, it was actually performed, and stands as a record of its kind. The highwayman, riding with the very best reason in the world - the safety of his neck - covered the distance of 200 miles in a little under twelve hours.
22 de dic. de 2022 · It’s not just impeccable manners and sartorial elegance that we wrongly associate with Dick Turpin. One of his most famous exploits, the ride through the night from Kent to York, was actually carried out by a man called John ‘Swift Nick’ Nevison, some 30 years before Turpin was born.
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.
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.
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.
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. Charles Harper describes (and draws) an ancient oak at Brown’s Well, Finchley Common.
