The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
A world-class painter is taken ill and lies in the bedroom of an inn, while people down below squabble over his paintings and inheritance. The wily old man is unperturbed, even regarding the infernal trumpet sound which plays throughout.
Ratings
TMDB7/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- J. B. PriestleyWriter
- Dennis VanceDirector
Cast
- Hugh GriffithSimon Kendall
- June ThorburnFelicity
- Fanny RoweHermione
- Ursula HowellsNurse Judith
- William MervynSir Edmund
- John BreslinStan Beeston
- Philip RayDr. Edge
- Frederick SchillerLeo Morgenstern
- Allan JeayesSir Jeffrey Brock
- Beatrice VarleyMrs. Beeston
- Redmond PhillipsMr. Beeston
Themes
armchair theatre