Last Holiday (1950)
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100% of critics liked it
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66% of users liked it
(374 ratings)
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… More 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
- Directed By
- Henry Cass
- Genres
- Drama, Classics, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Nov 13, 1950 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Geoff Andrew, Time Out
The picture is surprisingly moving, delicately handled and full of lovely vignettes.
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Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Simple and modest in structure but delightfully rich in character.
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Fred Camper, Chicago Reader
Funny, if you don't concentrate.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Slight and mildly amusing dark comedy of rebirth and regret.
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Chris Cabin, Filmcritic.com
the film would not register above passable if not for its central figure
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Cast
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Beatrice Campbell
as Sheila Rockingham
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Kay Walsh
as Mrs. Poole
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Coco Aslan
as Gambini
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Jean Colin
as Daisy Clarence
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Muriel George
as Lady Oswington
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Brian Worth
as Derek Rockingham
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Bernard Lee
as Inspector Wilton
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Helen Cherry
as Miss Mellows
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Wilfrid Hyde-White
as Chalfont
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Sidney James
as Joe Clarence
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Esma Cannon
as Miss Fox
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Alec Guinness
as George Bird
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Arthur Howard
as Burden
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Harry Hutchinson
as Michael the Waiter
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Moultrie Kelsall
as Sir Robert Kyle
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Eric Maturin
as Wrexham
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Hal Osmond
as Trade Union Man
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Brian Oulton
as Prescott
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Ernst Thesiger
as Sir Trevor Lampington
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Lockwood West
as Dinsdale
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Leslie Weston
as William the Waiter
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Heather Wilde
as Maggie the Maid
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Meier Tzelniker
as Baltin
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Campbell Cotts
as Bellinghurst
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Ronald Simpson
as Dr. Pevensey
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David McCallum Sr.
as Blind Fiddler