The Last Coupon

The Last Coupon
Directed by	Frank Launder
Written by	Ernest E. Bryan (play) Syd Courtenay Frank Launder
Produced by	John Maxwell
Starring	Leslie Fuller Mary Jerrold Molly Lamont
Cinematography	Jack E. Cox Bryan Langley
Music by	Idris Lewis
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	21 July 1932 (1932-07-21)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Last Coupon is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Frank Launder and starring Leslie Fuller, Mary Jerrold and Molly Lamont.^[1] It was based on a play by Ernest Bryan and was a success at the box office.^[2] It was shot at the Elstree Studios of British International Pictures near London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland.

Plot summary

A coal miner believes he has won the football pools and radically alters his spending habits only to find he has forgotten to post his coupon.

Cast

• Leslie Fuller as Bill Carter
• Mary Jerrold as Polly Carter
• Molly Lamont as Betty Carter
• Binnie Barnes as Mrs Meredith
• Gus McNaughton as Lord Bedlington
• Jack Hobbs as Doctor Sinclair
• Harry Carr as Jocker
• Jimmy Godden as Geordie Bates
• Marian Dawson as Mrs Bates
• Hal Gordon as Rusty Walker

References

1. BFI.org
2. Shafer p.153

Bibliography

• Shafer, Stephen C. British popular films, 1929-1939: The Cinema of Reassurance. Routledge, 1997.
• Sutton, David R. A chorus of raspberries: British film comedy 1929-1939. University of Exeter Press, 2000.

External links

• The Last Coupon at IMDb