The Extra Day (Original title)Twelve Desperate Hours (Alternative title)12 Desperate Hours (Alternative title)
Dates: 1956 (Copyright), 09 July 1956 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: William Fairchild
Synopsis: The final scene of a film has been lost and the extras have to be rounded up for it to be re-shot.
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Releases
Date: 1956Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 83 mins Length: 7500 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7086 16 Mar 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v23 n268 May 1956 Page: 61
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v23 n268 May 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 4 Apr 1956
Title: [Variety - 4 Apr 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v86 n7481 15 Mar 1956 Page: II
Title: [Today's Cinema - v86 n7481 15 Mar 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 18
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 7500 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-52309
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1956 (Copyright), 09 July 1956 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: William Fairchild
Synopsis: The final scene of a film has been lost and the extras have to be rounded up for it to be re-shot.
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Releases
Date: 1956Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 83 mins Length: 7500 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
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Production Company: William Fairchild Productions, Production Company: British Lion Films, Producer: Smedley Aston, Production Supervisor: Roy Parkinson, [Production Secretary]: Sheila Willans, Assistant Director: Jack Causey, [Assistant Director (2nd)]: René Dupont, [Assistant Director (3rd)]: Peter Price, Continuity: June Randall, Screenplay: William Fairchild, Director of Photography: Arthur Grant, Camera Operator: Alan Hume, [Focus Puller]: Godfrey Godar, [Clapper Loader]: Peter Lamb, [Stills]: Richard Cantouris, Editor: Bernard Gribble, [Assistant Editor (1st)]: John Glen, [Assistant Editor (2nd)]: Eric Brown, Art Director: Ray Simm, [Assistant Art Director (set)]: Freda Pearson, [Draughtsman]: James Sawyer, [Scenic Artist]: E.W. Brister, Costume Designer: Anna Duse, Make-up Artist: Jill Carpenter, Hairstylist: Betty Sherriff, Music/Music Conductor: Philip Green, Sound Supervisor: John Cox, Sound Recording: Bert Ross, Sound Recording: Red Law, [Boom Operator]: Peter Dukelow, Dubbing Editor: John Glen, Studio: Shepperton Studios
Cast
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Richard Basehart (Joe Blake), Simone Simon (Michele Blanchard), George Baker (Steven Marlow), Josephine Griffin (Toni Howard), Colin Gordon (Sir George Howard), Laurence Naismith (Kurt Vorn), Charles Victor (Bert), Sidney James (Barney West), Joan Hickson (Mrs West), David Hannaford (Buster West), Olga Lindo (Mrs Bliss), Philip Ray (Mr Bliss), Jill Bennett (Susan), John Humphrey (Guy), Dennis Lotis (Ronnie Baker), Meier Tzelniker (Lou Skeat), Beryl Reid (Beryl), Shani Wallis (Shirley), Bryan Forbes (Harry), Eddie Byrne (Robin), Peter Coke (Mark), Tommy Clegg (Slasher Smales), Hugh Dempster (police sergeant), Gerald Harper (police constable), Frank Williams (Sid), Elizabeth Wright (Jacqueline), Jessie Evans (landlady), Nan Munro (woman in phone box), Patrick Cargill (1st cashier), Robert Webber (2nd cashier), Catherine Ashmore (Cathie), Gerald Andersen (courting boy), Anne Sharp (courting girl), Charles Lamb (porter at flats), Doreen Dawn (beauty contest winner), Ronnie Stevens ([reporter]), Arthur Mullard ([Barney's second]), Pearl Winkworth, Simonne Cardon ([]), Theone Sheriston (little girl), Dianne Clunes, Susan Raie, Angela Hall ([])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(5)
In: Daily Film Renter n7086 16 Mar 1956 Page: 3Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7086 16 Mar 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v23 n268 May 1956 Page: 61
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v23 n268 May 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 4 Apr 1956
Title: [Variety - 4 Apr 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v86 n7481 15 Mar 1956 Page: II
Title: [Today's Cinema - v86 n7481 15 Mar 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 18
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 7500 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-52309
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film