The Final Test (1953)

Directors

Anthony Asquith

Cast

Jack Warner, Robert Morley

The story

The film is a light drama, set around elderly leading cricketer Sam Palmer's last appearance for England. Action jumps between various elements: an Englishman explaining to an American the rules and terminologies of the game from the audience; Sam's home life; the pub listening to cricket on the radio; Sam's interactions with players and family; and Reggie's attempts to meet his theatrical hero Alexander Whitehead. This is interspersed with documentary footage of real cricket games.

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