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The Final Test

The Final Test

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 9, 1953

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

66%

Original Title

The Final Test

Production Companies

A.C.T. Films, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Director

Anthony Asquith

Description

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.