The End of the Road (1954 film)
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| The End of the Road | |
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| Directed by | Wolf Rilla |
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| Produced by | Alfred Shaughnessy |
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| Cinematography | Arthur Grant |
| Edited by | Bernard Gribble |
| Music by | John Addison |
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| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The End of the Road is a 1954 British second feature ('B')[1] drama film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Finlay Currie, Duncan Lamont and Naomi Chance.[2] It was written by James Forsyth and Geoffrey Orme, and produced by Group Three Films with funding from the National Film Finance Corporation, and distributed by British Lion.
Mick-Mack, a veteran employee at the Jericho Works strongly resists when he has retirement forced upon him by his employers. He says he will retire when he is 90. All he has to show is a small clock as a retirement present which he places on the family mantelpiece. After retirement he takes a job as night watchman at the works. The employers decide that only Mick-Mack can resolve the troubles they are having in the electroplating section. He discovers it is drops of honey, from bees in the roof, which are ruining the process.
Cast
- Finlay Currie as Mick MacAulay, old 'Mick-Mack'
- Duncan Lamont as Barney
- Naomi Chance as Molly
- Edward Chapman as works manager
- Hilda Fenemore as Madge
- George Merritt as timekeeper
- Gordon Whiting as young Kennie
- David Hannaford as Barney Wee
- Eugene Leahy as old worker
- Edie Martin as Gloomy Gertie
- Pauline Winter as personnel manager
- Michael Bird as builder
- Anthony Kilshawe as manager
- Kenneth Henry as Labour Exchange clerk
- Herbert C. Walton as first old man
- Claude Bonser as second old man
- Sam Kydd as first postal clerk
- Hugh Munro as second postal clerk
- Bert Simms as crane driver
- John Baker as foreman
- Ewen Solon as policeman
- Edward Malin as nightwatchman
Production
It was made at Beaconsfield Studios[3] with sets designed by the art director Michael Stringer.