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The Final Test (1953)
Directed by Anthony Asquith
Overview
Legendary England cricketer Sam Palmer (Jack Warner) is due to bat in his final test match against Australia. He is desperate for his son Reggie (Ray Jackson) to see his final innings. But Reggie prefers poetry to cricket and when he is offered the opportunity to read his poetry to England’s greatest playwright Alexander Whitehead (Robert Morley) on the last day of the test, the relationship between father and son is tested to the limit. As Sam prepares for his final knock, the conflict with his son weighs heavily on his mind, but he is also upset over England’s young batsman and ladies-man, Syd Thompson (George Relph), dating the woman whom he hopes to marry.
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Robert Morley | George Relph | Duncan Lamont | Brenda Bruce | John Glyn-Jones | Valentine Dyall | Adrianne Allen | Richard Wattis | Ben Williams | Anita Sharp-Bolster | Jack Warner | Stanley Maxted | Roddy Hughes | Fred Griffiths | Johnnie Schofield | Joan Swinstead | Ray Jackson | Richard Bebb | Len Hutton | John Arlott | Denis Compton | Alec Bedser | Godfrey Evans | Jim Laker | Cyril Washbrook | Hyma Beckley | Audrey White