Last Holiday (1950)
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Informed that he has only a short time to live, salesman Alec Guinness decides to enjoy his last months to the fullest. He withdraws all his savings from the bank and heads to a posh hotel. Here he makes more contacts and opens more professional doors than he'd ever done before, thanks to his willingness--at long last--to take risks. He also spends every penny that he's earned in life. Then he discovers that the doctor's diagnosis was in error, and that he's in no danger of imminent death. An ironic ending caps this fast-paced black comedy. Last Holiday was co-written and co-produced by J. B. Priestly, author of many other "if I had to do it all over again" pieces, notably An Inspector Calls. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Beatrice Campbell, Kay Walsh, (more)
- Director(s):
- J.B. Priestley, Henry Cass, (more)
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Last Holiday
Informed that he has only a short time to live, salesman Alec Guinness decides to enjoy his last months to the fullest. He withdraws all his savings from the bank and heads to a posh hotel. Here he makes more contacts and opens more professional doors than he'd ever done before, thanks to his willingness--at long last--to take risks. He also spends every penny that he's earned in life. Then he discovers that the doctor's diagnosis was in error, and that he's in no danger of imminent death. An ironic ending caps this fast-paced black comedy. Last Holiday was co-written and co-produced by J. B. Priestly, author of many other "if I had to do it all over again" pieces, notably An Inspector Calls. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 89 mins
Complete Cast of Last Holiday
- Beatrice Campbell - Sheila Rockingham
- Coco Aslan - Gambini
- Muriel George - Lady Oswington
- Bernard Lee - Inspector Wilton
- Wilfrid Hyde-White - Chalfont
- Esma Cannon - Miss Fox
- Moultrie Kelsall - Sir Robert Kyle
- Ernst Thesiger - Sir Trevor Lampington
- Meier Tzelniker - Baltin
- David McCallum Sr. - Blind Fiddler
- Heather Wilde - Maggie the Maid
- Brian Oulton - Prescott
- Arthur Howard - Burden
- Kay Walsh - Mrs. Poole
- Jean Colin - Daisy Clarence
- Brian Worth - Derek Rockingham
- Helen Cherry - Miss Mellows
- Sidney James - Joe Clarence
- Alec Guinness - George Bird
- Hal Osmond - Trade Union Man
- Leslie Weston - William the Waiter
- Ronald Simpson - Dr. Pevensey
- Campbell Cotts - Bellinghurst
- Lockwood West - Dinsdale
- Eric Maturin - Wrexham
- Harry Hutchinson - Michael the Waiter
- Director(s):
- Henry Cass, J.B. Priestley
- Writer(s):
- J.B. Priestley
- Producer(s):
- Stephen Mitchell, A.D. Peters, J.B. Priestley
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