The Birthday Present
1957/10/31 • Released • English
Overview
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. It is only the beginning of his woes; his employer, Colonel Wilson, 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.
Director : Pat Jackson
Casts
Tony Britton
Simon Scott
Sylvia Syms
Jean Scott
Jack Watling
Bill Thompson
Walter Fitzgerald
Sir John Dell
Geoffrey Keen
Colonel Wilson
Howard Marion-Crawford
George Bates
John Welsh
Chief Customs Officer
Ian Bannen
Junior Customs Officer
Lockwood West
Mr. Barraclough
Harry Fowler
Charlie
Frederick Piper
Careers Officer
Cyril Luckham
Magistrate
Thorley Walters
Photographer
Ernest Clark
Barrister
Malcolm Keen
Bristow
Victor Brooks
2nd Reception Officer (uncredited)
Glyn Houston
Police Officer in Court (uncredited)
David Hutcheson
Ex-R.A.F. Type (uncredited)
Howard Lang
Cellblock Officer (uncredited)
Richard Leech
Hawkins (uncredited)
Ralph Michael
Crowther (uncredited)
James Raglan
Prison Governor (uncredited)
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