The Time of His Life

1955-01-01 • 1h 14m •

Comedy

6.5

User Score

4 votes

Overview

Mr Pastry's social climbing daughter, president of a society for the rehabilitation for ex-convicts, hides the fact that her father is himself a prisoner. When he is released and arrives at her home, she panics and locks him in the attic until a job can be found for him, preferably abroad!

Leslie S. Hiscott

Director

Brock Williams

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Richard Hearne

Charles Pastry

Ellen Pollock

Lady Florence

Richard Wattis

Edgar

Robert Moreton

Humphrey

Frederick Leister

Sir John

Peter Sinclair

Kane

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$N/A

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

1h 14m

Release Date

1955-01-01

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

2022-11-14T15:01:43.223Z

There is something almost "Mr. Chips" about Richard Hearne's performance as "Charles Pastry" in this episodic comedy about a convict released, after a very long stretch, into the rather unwelcoming arms of his well-to-do daughter "Florence" (Ellen Pollock). She arranges to accommodate him, but that means being locked in an attic room until she can find somewhere obscure to put him. He is a mischievous old soul, and is soon causing domestic mayhem in her normally well-ordered house. The humour is gentle, if predictable, and it's quite an interesting observation on family and snobbery amiably helped along by the reliable Richard Wattis.