Last Holiday

Last Holiday

Guinness...The Great Lover!

NR 1950 · 88 min · ★ 7.1 · Comedy, Drama

George Bird is a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live. On his doctor's advice, he goes to an exclusive seaside resort to spend his savings on one last holiday.

Directed by Henry Cass · Written by J. B. Priestley

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