The Birthday Present

Directed by Pat Jackson
1957    1h 40m
Drama
6.7
In 1950s Britain, a toy salesman makes a rash decision to smuggle a lavish watch for his wife's birthday. When Customs intercept the gift, he's sentenced to prison, risking his career while desperately trying to protect his family's future from scandal.
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Cast of The Birthday Present
  • Tony BrittonSimon Scott
  • Sylvia SymsJean Scott
  • Jack WatlingBill Thompson
  • Walter FitzgeraldSir John Dell
  • Geoffrey KeenColonel Wilson
  • Howard Marion-CrawfordGeorge Bates
  • John WelshChief Customs Officer
  • Ian BannenJunior Customs Officer
  • Lockwood WestMr. Barraclough
  • Harry FowlerCharlie
  • Frederick PiperCareers Officer
  • Cyril LuckhamMagistrate
  • Thorley WaltersPhotographer
  • Ernest ClarkBarrister
  • Fanny RoweSecretary
  • Malcolm KeenBristow
  • Arnold BellGreen (uncredited)
  • Victor Brooks2nd Reception Officer (uncredited)
  • Laidman BrowneDawson (uncredited)
  • Jeremy BurnhamDudley (uncredited)
  • Gay CameronRuth (uncredited)
  • Glyn HoustonPolice Officer in Court (uncredited)
  • David HutchesonEx-R.A.F. Type (uncredited)
  • Barry KeeganJunior Reception Officer (uncredited)
  • Howard LangCellblock Officer (uncredited)
  • Richard LeechHawkins (uncredited)
  • Michael LewinBit Part (uncredited)
  • Ralph MichaelCrowther (uncredited)
  • James RaglanPrison Governor (uncredited)
  • Anthony Sagar1st Reception Officer (uncredited)
 
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