The Last Coupon

1932 film

  • 21 July 1932 (1932-07-21)
Running time
84 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

The Last Coupon is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Frank Launder and starring Leslie Fuller, Mary Jerrold and Molly Lamont.[1] It was based on a play by Ernest Bryan and was a success at the box office.[2] It was shot at the Elstree Studios of British International Pictures near London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland.

Plot summary

A coal miner believes he has won the football pools and radically alters his spending habits only to find he has forgotten to post his coupon.

Cast

  • Leslie Fuller as Bill Carter
  • Mary Jerrold as Polly Carter
  • Molly Lamont as Betty Carter
  • Binnie Barnes as Mrs Meredith
  • Gus McNaughton as Lord Bedlington
  • Jack Hobbs as Doctor Sinclair
  • Harry Carr as Jocker
  • Jimmy Godden as Geordie Bates
  • Marian Dawson as Mrs Bates
  • Hal Gordon as Rusty Walker

References

  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Shafer p.153

Bibliography

  • Shafer, Stephen C. British popular films, 1929-1939: The Cinema of Reassurance. Routledge, 1997.
  • Sutton, David R. A chorus of raspberries: British film comedy 1929-1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.

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