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Last Holiday

1950, Movie, NR, 89 mins

Last Holiday: Review

This snappy, light-hearted British film features Guinness as a man who has contracted an incurable disease and only has a short time left to live. He withdraws his life savings and moves to a fancy hotel for one last fling. Ironically, he is offered several new prospects, after having struggled his entire life, earning a meager salary as a salesman. Cleverly written, the film is moved along by a direction which smoothly combines the various caricatures. Guinness delivers a w... read more leave a comment

Last Holiday: Cast & Details

Year: 1950
Rated NR

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Cast
Alec Guinness: George Bird
Beatrice Campbell: Sheila Rockingham
Kay Walsh: Mrs. Poole
Bernard Lee: Inspector Wilton
Wilfrid Hyde-White: Chalfont
Muriel George: Lady Oswington

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Last Holiday: TV Guide News

UNDERWORLD CHAMPION | Today's News: Our Take | 1/23/2006
A vinyl-enrobed Kate Beckinsale had it all over chaste Little Red Riding Hood as the vampire flick Underworld: Evolution debuted with a box-office-leading $27.6 million. Rounding out the Top 5 were Hoodwinked ($11 million); Last Holiday and last week's champ, Glory Road (each with $9.1 mil); and Brokeback Mountain ($7.8 mil). Speaking of Ennis and Jack... read more
BOX OFFICE: RED NIPS ROAD | Today's News: Our Take | 1/17/2006
At the buzzer, Hoodwinked, a cheeky animated update of the Little Red Riding Hood story, beat out Glory Road for the long-weekend box-office title, earning $16.6 million compared to the basketball drama's $16.5 mil. Rounding out the Top 5 were Queen Latifah's Last Holiday (with 15.7 million), The Chronicles of... blah blah blah ($12.2 million, for a to-date take of $260 mil), and the bloody good Hostel ($11.7 mil). read more