Final Test, The
Date: 1953
Director: Anthony Asquith
Production Company: Association of Cinema Technicians (A.C.T.)
Stars: Jack Warner, Robert Morley, Ray Jackson, George Relph
Location(s): Berkshire, London
Region(s): London E-G
Storyline:
A leading cricketer desperately wants his son to attend his last appearance for England but the teenager is more concerned with meeting a famous poet.
Additional Information:
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The Boat Train from Southampton arrives into Waterloo station. The terminus is in London SE1.
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Passengers alight, including a Senator from the United States who has come to observe the English way of life. Unfortunately the locations in this production all appear to be stock shots or, at best, second unit work.
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At The Oval, cricket fans queue to buy tickets for the Test Match against Australia.
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This is one of the gasometers of the Kennington Holder Station to the north of The Oval.
David Wright provides this comparison taken at the recent Ashes Test Match adding that this is the last year the gasometer will appear as built before the lattice is transformed by redevelopment.
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The spectators watch England bat as Sam Palmer waits to appear in his last match.
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The next morning Sam’s son Reggie calls on renowned poet Alexander Whitehead.
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The Oval opened in 1845 and is home to Surrey County Cricket Club. Many cricket stars of the day appeared in this film including Denis Compton and Jim Laker.
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Whitehead, an avid cricket fan, drives Reggie to see Sam at The Oval. This is the Alder Bourne crossing Hawkswood Lane near Gerrards Cross in Buckinghamshire as seen in 'Take a Chance', 'Genevieve', ' The Ballad of Tam Lin', 'Hell Drivers' and 'Don't Talk to Strange Men'.
I wasn't getting on my knees for a more accurate shot . . . not even for ReelStreets!! (PW)
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The poet disregards all speed limits in an effort to get to the match before Sam comes out to bat.
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Whitehead pushes his car to the limit as the morning draws on. This may be looking east along Bath Road from the junction with Farnham Road in the Salt Hill area of Slough, Berkshire as indicated by the London Country Bus on route 446.
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Reggie holds on to his hat as the journey continues at breakneck speed. In the left background of this back projection stands Tudor Parade on London Road, Hounslow in Middlesex, which was found by James Russell whilst researching Police Call Boxes, one of which can be seen in this capture.
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In this studio shot, Sam Palmer (Jack Warner) walks onto the pitch.
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Fans invade the pitch after Sam Palmer returns to the pavilion. The Oval in Kennington, London SE11.