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Last Holiday (1950)
Director: Henry Cass
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A bitter-sweet little film written by JB Priestley. Informed that he has no more than a few weeks to live, a hard-working nonentity (Guinness) collects his savings, checks into a posh hotel, and resolves to go out like a gentleman. Here his life changes beyond all recognition: he finds love and happiness, and has an equally beneficent effect on those around him. It's a charming notion, Utopia on the never-never; and while the final twist is a bit tricky, the picture is surprisingly moving, delicately handled and full of lovely vignettes. Unlikely as it may seem, this was the inspiration for Aki Kaurismäki's I Hired a Contract Killer.Author: TCh
Cast & crew
Director: Henry Cass
Producer: Stephen Mitchell, AD Peters, JB Priestley
Cast: Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Beatrice Campbell, Bernard Lee, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Muriel George, Helen Cherry, Grégoire Aslan, Ernest Thesiger, Sidney James full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 88 mins
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