The Last Coupon

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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
Distributed by Wardour Films
Release date
  • 21 July 1932 (1932-07-21)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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.

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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.

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References

  1. BFI.org
  2. Shafer p.153

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