| The End of the Road | |
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| Directed by | Wolf Rilla |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Alfred Shaughnessy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Arthur Grant |
| Edited by | Bernard Gribble |
| Music by | John Addison |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
Release date | 15 November 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 produced by Group Three Films as a second feature with funding from the NFFC and distributed by British Lion. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios .[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Michael Stringer.
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.
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]
