The Extra Day

NR 1956 | 80 mins | Drama
At the end of the last day of filming, one of the studio drivers loses the last can of film. The producer orders his assistant Joe Blake to contact all five extras involved in the last scene and make sure they are available next morning for retakes. Joe knows all five extras - Steven Marlow, ex-Commando officer, Barney West, a broken-down prize fighter, Mr. and Mrs. Bliss, 40 years in the profession and now retiring, and Toni Howard, a society girl bored with society. As he visits each in turn he has a glimpse into their various private lives, finding comedy, drama and tragedy.

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Cast


Richard Basehart
 
Simone Simon
 
George Baker
 
Josephine Griffin
 
Colin Gordon
 
Laurence Naismith
 
Charles Victor
 
Sidney James
 
Joan Hickson
 
David Hannaford
 
Olga Lindo
 
Philip Ray
 
Jill Bennett
 
Meier Tzelniker
 
Beryl Reid
 
Bryan Forbes
 

Crew


William Fairchild
Director
E.M. Smedley-Aston
Producer