The Embezzler
The Embezzler is a 1954 British crime film directed by John Gilling, and starring Charles Victor, Zena Marshall and Cyril Chamberlain. It was made as a second feature shot at Twickenham Studios and on location around London. The film's sets were designed by the art director C. Wilfred Arnold.
Plot
Henry Paulson, a quiet, respectable, henpecked, elderly bank cashier learns that he has only a couple of years left to live. He decides to embezzle money from the bank where he works and enjoy the rest of his days in South America. He books a train ticket at the travel agent and checks the itinerary of a ship and takes his suitcase to work on a quiet Friday afternoon hoping not to be discovered until Monday.
Cast
More details
author | John Gilling |
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director | John Gilling |
editor | Jack Slade |
genre | crime |
keywords | bank cashier eastbourne engage heart condition love letters married pass south america stolen money string take advantage train ticket travel agent |
musicBy | John Lanchbery |
producer | Monty Berman Robert S. Baker |
productionCompany | Kenilworth Film Productions |
publisher | General Film Distributors |