The Birthday Present

The Birthday Present
1957Drama100 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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 solicito... read more

  • Pat Jackson

    Director

  • Jack Whittingham

    Writer

  • Edward Scaife

    Director of Photography

  • Jocelyn Jackson

    Editor

  • 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

  • Fanny Rowe

    Secretary

  • Malcolm Keen

    Bristow

  • Arnold Bell

    Green (uncredited)

  • Victor Brooks

    2nd Reception Officer (uncredited)

  • Laidman Browne

    Dawson (uncredited)

  • Jeremy Burnham

    Dudley (uncredited)

  • Gay Cameron

    Ruth (uncredited)

  • Glyn Houston

    Police Officer in Court (uncredited)

  • David Hutcheson

    Ex-R.A.F. Type (uncredited)

  • Barry Keegan

    Junior Reception Officer (uncredited)

  • Howard Lang

    Cellblock Officer (uncredited)

  • Richard Leech

    Hawkins (uncredited)

  • Michael Lewin

    Bit Part (uncredited)

  • Ralph Michael

    Crowther (uncredited)

  • James Raglan

    Prison Governor (uncredited)

  • Anthony Sagar

    1st Reception Officer (uncredited)

    • Runtime

    100 minutes

    Released

    1957-10-31

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    British Lion Films

    Sound

  • Clifton Parker

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    278 days ago

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