Galloping Major

Galloping Major

Galloping Major can refer to:

* Galloping Major (song) [http://gang-show.co.uk/SongTitles1NTL.html#GALLOPING%20MAJOR] , a 1906 song by George Bastow (used over the credits for the film version of No Sex Please, We're British)
* The Galloping Major (film) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043574/] , a 1951 British comedy about horse racing
* the Galloping Major scandal, a 1980s stock exchange scandal


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