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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. It is only the beginning of his woes; his employer, Colonel Wilson, is understanding, but he is ultimately forced to sack Simon, who discovers that finding another job under such circumstances is extremely difficult. But Colonel Wilson is determined to help his former employee find a solution.
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British Lion Films
Cast
Full credits →T
Tony Britton
Simon Scott
S
Sylvia Syms
Jean Scott
J
Jack Watling
Bill Thompson
W
Walter Fitzgerald
Sir John Dell
G
Geoffrey Keen
Colonel Wilson
H
Howard Marion-Crawford
George Bates
J
John Welsh
Chief Customs Officer
I
Ian Bannen
Junior Customs Officer
L
Lockwood West
Mr. Barraclough
H
Harry Fowler
Charlie
F
Frederick Piper
Careers Officer
C
Cyril Luckham
Magistrate
T
Thorley Walters
Photographer
E
Ernest Clark
Barrister
F
Fanny Rowe
Secretary
M
Malcolm Keen
Bristow
A
Arnold Bell
Green (uncredited)
V
Victor Brooks
2nd Reception Officer (uncredited)
L
Laidman Browne
Dawson (uncredited)
J
Jeremy Burnham
Dudley (uncredited)
