The Birthday Present (1957)
1957 · 1h 40m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Returning from a business trip, toy salesman Simon Scott is caught attempting to smuggle a wristwatch bought for his wife's birthday through Customs. He is arrested and, due to a bungled defence by his solicitor, obliged to serve a three-month prison sentence.
Director: Pat Jackson
Writers: Jack Whittingham
Music by: Clifton Parker
Cinematography: Edward Scaife
Editor: Jocelyn Jackson
Cast
Tony Britton as Simon ScottSylvia Syms as Jean ScottJack Watling as Bill ThompsonWalter Fitzgerald as Sir John DellGeoffrey Keen as Colonel WilsonHoward Marion-Crawford as George BatesJohn Welsh as Chief Customs OfficerIan Bannen as Junior Customs OfficerLockwood West as Mr. BarracloughHarry Fowler as CharlieFrederick Piper as Careers OfficerCyril Luckham as MagistrateMore like this
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