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Last Holiday (1950)
Starring: Sir Alec Guinness , Beatrice Campbell
Directed by: Henry Cass
Produced by: Stephen Mitchell
Written by: J.B. Priestly
A lost classic! Mistakenly told he has just a short time to live, cautious civil servant George Bird decides to spend his last days-and all of his savings-on lodgings at a posh seaside resort. Once there, George throws caution to the ocean breezes and truly starts to live!
Item Number: 15319
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 1 2/3 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 1
A lost classic! Mistakenly told he has just a short time to live, cautious civil servant George Bird decides to spend his last days-and all of his savings-on lodgings at a posh seaside resort. Once there, George throws caution to the ocean breezes and truly starts to live! A young Sir Alec Guinness stars in this dark comedy filled with biting social commentary. About 1 2/3 hours.
| George Bird | --- | Alec Guinness |
| Sheila Rockingham | --- | Beatrice Campbell |
| Mrs. Poole | --- | Kay Walsh |
| Gambini | --- | Grégoire Aslan |
| Daisy Clarence | --- | Jean Colin |
| Lady Oswington | --- | Muriel George |
| Derek Rockingham | --- | Brian Worth |
| Miss Fox | --- | Esma Cannon |
| Inspector Wilton | --- | Bernard Lee |
| Joe Clarence | --- | Sid James |
| Bellinghurst | --- | Campbell Cotts |
| Sir Robert Kyle | --- | Moultrie Kelsall |
| Miss Hatfield | --- | Madam Kirkwood-Hackett |
| Chalfont | --- | Wilfrid Hyde-White |
| Wrexham | --- | Eric Maturin |
| Miss Mellows | --- | Helen Cherry |
| Michael the Waiter | --- | Harry Hutchinson |
| Trade Union Man | --- | Hal Osmond |
| Prescott | --- | Brian Oulton |
| Sir Trevor Lampington | --- | Ernest Thesiger |
| Maggie the Maid | --- | Heather Wilde |
| Dr. Pevensey | --- | Ronald Simpson |
| Burden | --- | Arthur Howard |
| Baltin | --- | Meier Tzelniker |
| William the Waiter | --- | Leslie Weston |
| Dinsdale | --- | Lockwood West |
| Blind Fiddler | --- | David McCallum Sr. |
Written by J.B. Priestly
Directed by Henry Cass
Produced by Stephen Mitchell, A.D. Peters, J.B. Priestly
Original Music by Francis Chagrin
Cinematography by Ray Elton
Film Editing by Monica Kimmick
