A Day to Remember 71 years old
Comedy sailing to a new high!
Based on The Hand and the Flower, a novel by Jerrard Tickell, A Day to Remember stars Stanley Holloway as Charley Porter, captain of London darts team. When the team travels to the French town of Boulogne for the annual darts tournament, a good time is had by all--and more besides. Jim Carver one of the team's members, is reunited with a little French girl he'd befriended during the war, who has now developed into a beautiful young woman. And Fred Collins makes a poignant journey to the hotel where he'd honeymooned with his late wife. The film works best as a low-key comedy-drama; it is least successful when it ventures into O. Henry territory and strains for "surprise" story twists. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Credits
A Day to Remember Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Theodore Bikel He was 30, 91 years old when he died | as Henri Dubot |
| James Hayter He was 47, 75 years old when he died | as Fred Collins |
| Brenda De Banzie She was 45, 71 years old when she died | as Mrs. Collins |
| Thora Hird She was 43, 91 years old when she died | as Mrs. Trott |
| Edward Chapman He was 53, 75 years old when he died | as Mr. Robinson |
| Odile Versois She was 24, 50 years old when she died | as Martine Berthier |
| Bill Owen He was 41, 85 years old when he died | as Shorty Sharpe |
| Marianne Stone She was 32, 87 years old when she died | as Doreen, Shorty's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Cyril Chamberlain He was 46, 65 years old when he died | as Boarding Card Official on Ferry |
| Stanley Holloway He was 64, 91 years old when he died | as Charley Porter |
| Shirley Eaton She was 18, now 87 years old | as Young Woman on Ferry (uncredited) |
| Georgette Anys She was 45, 83 years old when she died | as Jeanne Sautet (uncredited) |
| Germaine Delbat She was 51, 84 years old when she died | as Madame Berthier (uncredited) |
| Arthur Hill He was 32, 84 years old when he died | as Al |
| Donald Sinden He was 31, 90 years old when he died | as Jim Carver |
| Peter Jones He was 34, 79 years old when he died | as Percy Goodall |
| Deryck Guyler He was 40, 85 years old when he died | as Angry Man in Ferry Queue (uncredited) |
| Vernon Gray He was 25, now 96 years old | as Marvin |
| Lily Kann She was 61, 84 years old when she died | as Martine's Grandmother |
| George Coulouris He was 51, 85 years old when he died | as Foreign Legion Captain |
| Meredith Edwards He was 37, 81 years old when he died | as Bert Tripp |
| Judith Furse She was 43, 62 years old when she died | as Lady in Charge of Party (uncredited) |
| Andreas Malandrinos He was 66, 81 years old when he died | as French Café Owner (uncredited) |
| Fred Griffiths He was 81, 120 years old when he died | as Barman on Ferry |
| Harold Lang He was 34, 64 years old when he died | as Stan's Accomplice (uncredited) |
| Patricia Raine | as May |
| Joan Rice She was 23, 66 years old when she died | as Vera Mitchell |
| Marcel Poncin | as Baptiste Sautet |
| John Glyn-Jones He was 45, 87 years old when he died | as Harris |
| Robert le Béal | as Monsieur Berthier (uncredited) |
| Peggy Ann Clifford She was 37, 80 years old when she died | as Large Lady in Station Crowd (uncredited) |
| Harry Fowler He was 28, 85 years old when he died | as Stan Harvey |
| Hal Osmond He was 51, 57 years old when he died | as Large Lady's Husband |
A Day to Remember Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Ralph Thomas as Director. He was 39 (85) years old when He died | Directing |
| Ernest Steward as Director of Photography. He was 44 (79) years old when He died | Camera |
| Yvonne Caffin as Costume Design. She was 50 (81) years old when She died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Robin Estridge as Writer. He was 34 (81) years old when He died | Writing |
| Gerald Thomas as Editor. He was 34 (72) years old when He died | Editing |
| Clifton Parker as Original Music Composer. He was 50 (83) years old when He died | Sound |
| Maurice Carter as Art Direction. He was 21 (23) years old when He died | Art |
| Denis Holt as Production Manager. | Production |
| Arthur Alcott as Production Manager. He was 59 (91) years old when He died | Production |
A Day to Remember (71 years)
Comedy sailing to a new high!
- Release day: Tuesday, November 10, 1953
- Runtime: 92 minutes