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Last Holiday

- Guinness...The Great Lover!

George Bird is a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live. On his doctor's advice, he goes to an exclusive seaside resort to spend his savings on one last holiday.

Release Date : 1950-05-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : WatergateAssociated British Picture Corporation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Alec Guinness

Character Name : George Bird

Original Name : Alec Guinness

Gender : Male

Beatrice Campbell

Character Name : Sheila Rockingham

Original Name : Beatrice Campbell

Gender : Female

Kay Walsh

Character Name : Mrs. Poole

Original Name : Kay Walsh

Gender : Female

Grégoire Aslan

Character Name : Gambini

Original Name : Grégoire Aslan

Gender : Male

Jean Colin

Character Name : Daisy Clarence

Original Name : Jean Colin

Gender : Female

Muriel George

Character Name : Lady Oswington

Original Name : Muriel George

Gender : Female

Brian Worth

Character Name : Derek Rockingham

Original Name : Brian Worth

Gender : Male

Esma Cannon

Character Name : Miss Fox

Original Name : Esma Cannon

Gender : Female

Bernard Lee

Character Name : Inspector Wilton

Original Name : Bernard Lee

Gender : Male

Sid James

Character Name : Joe Clarence

Original Name : Sid James

Gender : Male

Campbell Cotts

Character Name : Bellinghurst

Original Name : Campbell Cotts

Gender : Male

Moultrie Kelsall

Character Name : Sir Robert Kyle

Original Name : Moultrie Kelsall

Gender : Male

Madam Kirkwood-Hackett

Character Name : Miss Hatfield

Original Name : Madam Kirkwood-Hackett

Gender : Male

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Character Name : Chalfont

Original Name : Wilfrid Hyde-White

Gender : Male

Eric Maturin

Character Name : Wrexham

Original Name : Eric Maturin

Gender : Male

Helen Cherry

Character Name : Miss Mellows

Original Name : Helen Cherry

Gender : Female

Harry Hutchinson

Character Name : Michael the Waiter

Original Name : Harry Hutchinson

Gender : Male

Hal Osmond

Character Name : Trade Union Man

Original Name : Hal Osmond

Gender : Male

Brian Oulton

Character Name : Prescott

Original Name : Brian Oulton

Gender : Male

Ernest Thesiger

Character Name : Sir Trevor Lampington

Original Name : Ernest Thesiger

Gender : Male

Heather Wilde

Character Name : Maggie the Maid

Original Name : Heather Wilde

Gender : Female

Ronald Simpson

Character Name : Dr. Pevensey

Original Name : Ronald Simpson

Gender : Male

Arthur Howard

Character Name : Burden

Original Name : Arthur Howard

Gender : Male

Leslie Weston

Character Name : William the Waiter

Original Name : Leslie Weston

Gender : Male

Lockwood West

Character Name : Dinsdale

Original Name : Lockwood West

Gender : Male

David McCallum Sr.

Character Name : Blind Fiddler

Original Name : David McCallum Sr.

Gender : Male

Meier Tzelniker

Character Name : Baltin

Original Name : Meier Tzelniker

Gender : Male

John Charlesworth

Character Name :

Original Name : John Charlesworth

Gender : Male

Alexander Field

Character Name : Patient in Clinic Waiting Room

Original Name : Alexander Field

Gender : Male

Peter Jones

Character Name : Travel Agent

Original Name : Peter Jones

Gender : Male

Charles Lloyd Pack

Character Name : Bank Cashier

Original Name : Charles Lloyd Pack

Gender : Male

Raymond Rollett

Character Name : Doctor in Hotel

Original Name : Raymond Rollett

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2023-11-16

I found this movie to be entertaining at least for 3/4 of the way, before it started to go south on me. The writing is good and the dialogue realistic, and the people the hero meets as he continues his adventure are varied and intriguing. But there are two developments that ruined the movie for me, both near the end. Trying not to give much away, I will just say that the first problem involved a huge coincidence involving a new guest at the hotel. I mean, what are the odds, you might ask yourself as you watch it. It could have survived that unlikely coincidence if left on its own, but then there came a point when suddenly I knew how it was going to end and I thought, “Surely not!” But yes, the reversal at the end that I suppose was to provide karma and balance instead seemed to me to be amateurish and, as noted a moment ago, horrifyingly predictable. Oh well.