The End of the Road (1954 film)

The End of the Road
The End of the Road
Directed by	Wolf Rilla
Written by	; Geoffrey Orme;
Produced by	Alfred Shaughnessy
Starring	Finlay Currie; Duncan Lamont; Naomi Chance;
Cinematography	Arthur Grant
Edited by	Bernard Gribble
Music by	John Addison
Production; company	Group Three Films
Distributed by	British Lion Films
Release date	1954
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The End of the Road is a 1954 British drama film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Finlay Currie, Duncan Lamont and Naomi Chance.^[1] It was made at Beaconsfield Studios.^[2]

Plot[]

A veteran worker at the Jericho Works strongly resists when he has retirement forced upon him by his employers. He says he will retire when he is 90. All he has to show is a small clock as a retirement present which he places on the family mantelpiece.

Mick-Mack lives with his son and his wife, and their young son Barnaby ("Barny").

Mick-Mack takes a job as night watchman at the Jericho Works. Meanwhile his son is fired for being late to work. The works decide that only Mick-Mack can resolve the troubles they are having in the electroplating section.

Mick-Mack discovers it is drops of honey (from bees in the roof) which are ruining the process.

Cast[]

Finlay Currie as Mick MacAulay, Old 'Mick-Mack'
Duncan Lamont as Barney his son
Naomi Chance as Molly his son's wife
Edward Chapman as Works Manager
Hilda Fenemore as Madge the pub landlady
George Merritt as Timekeeper
as Young Kennie
as Wee Barny
as Old Worker
Edie Martin as Gloomy Gertie
as Personnel Manager
as Builder
as Manager
as Labour Exchange Clerk
as First Old Man
as Second Old Man
Sam Kydd as First Postal Clerk
as Second Postal Clerk
as Crane Driver
as Foreman
Ewen Solon as Policeman
Edward Malin as Nightwatchman

Critical reception[]

The film historians Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane note that The End of the Road was "rightly praised" at the time of its release by Kinematograph Weekly as "provocative and purposeful entertainment", and they add that it is "characterised by a real feeling for cramped working-class life and for the gap left when suddenly one is no longer required to be anywhere on a regular basis".^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Chibnall & McFarlane p.249
^ "The End of the Road (1954)". BFI.

Bibliography[]

Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

External links[]

The End of the Road at IMDb

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[CM-1] Chibnall & McFarlane p.249

[2] "The End of the Road (1954)". BFI.

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