The Final Test
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.
Cast
Jack Warner
as Sam Palmer
Robert Morley
as Alexander Whitehead
George Relph
as Syd Thompson
Adrianne Allen
as Aunt Ethel
Ray Jackson
as Reggie Palmer
Brenda Bruce
as Cora
Stanley Maxted
as Senator
Joan Swinstead
as Miss Fanshawe
John Glyn-Jones
as Mr Willis
Len Hutton
as Himself
Reviews
CinemaSerf
This starts with quite an enjoyable assessment of this most English of games (it's not a sport, you know) with the rules and the prospect of playing for five days without a result explained to a visiting and bemused American senator (Stanley Maxted). Meantime, with his dad "Sam" (Jack Warner) about ...
