Rent The Birthday Present (1957)
3.5 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 36min
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- Synopsis:
- Returning from a business trip, toy salesman Simon Scott (Tony Britton) is caught attempting to smuggle a wristwatch - bought for his wife's birthday - through Customs. He is arrested and, due to a bungling defence by his solicitor, obliged to serve a three-month prison sentence. It is only the beginning of his woes; his employer, Colonel Wilson (Geoffrey Keen), is understanding, but he is ultimately forced to sack Simon, who discovers that finding another job under such circumstances is extremely difficult. But Colonel Wilson is determined to help his former employee find a solution...
- Actors:
- Tony Britton, Sylvia Syms, Jack Watling, Geoffrey Keen, Walter Fitzgerald, Howard Marion-Crawford, David Hutcheson, Richard Leech, Lockwood West, Cyril Luckham, John Welsh, Ian Bannen, Ernest Clark, Thorley Walters, Harry Fowler, James Raglan, Anthony Sagar, Barry Keegan, Victor Brooks, Malcolm Keen
- Directors:
- Pat Jackson
- Producers:
- Jack Whittingham
- Writers:
- Jack Whittingham
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 2
