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Dec 1, 2022 · The Birthday Present: Directed by Pat Jackson. With Tony Britton, Sylvia Syms, Jack Watling, Geoffrey Keen. A top salesman with a U.K. toy firm foolishly brings an expensive watch back from a German trip for his wife's birthday.
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- Drama
- Pat Jackson
- 2022-12-01
English. The Birthday Present is a 1957 British drama film directed by Pat Jackson. [1] The film also featured Thorley Walters and Ian Bannen in small roles. [2] Pat Jackson considered it one of his favourite films, calling it "an honest piece of filmmaking, with a lovely performance from Sylvia Syms.
- Jack Whittingham
- British Lion Film Corporation
Summaries. A top salesman with a U.K. toy firm foolishly brings an expensive watch back from a German trip for his wife's birthday. This is illegal in 1950's Britain and when Customs discover the watch he is charged and, unusually, given a prison sentence.
THE BIRTHDAY PRESENT is a very interesting British crime drama of 1957 that plays out as a morality tale. Tony Britton plays a sales rep for a toy company whose job sees him travelling abroad to bring in new business.
1957 Directed by Pat Jackson. Returning from a business trip, toy salesman Simon Scott is caught attempting to smuggle a wristwatch bought for his wife’s birthday through Customs. He is arrested and, due to a bungled defence by his solicitor, obliged to serve a three-month prison sentence.
- Pat Jackson
- British Lion Films
Director. Jack Whittingham. Writer. Returning from a business trip, toy salesman Simon Scott is caught attempting to smuggle a wristwatch bought for his wife's birthday through Customs. He is arrested and, due to a bungled defence by his solicitor, obliged to serve a three-month prison sentence.
The Birthday Present 1957 1 hr. 40 min. Drama List Reviews A British executive lands in prison after trying to smuggle a watch across the German border.
- Drama
