''The Extra Day'' is a 1956 British
comedy-drama film directed by
William Fairchild and starring
Richard Basehart
John Richard Basehart (August 31, 1914 – September 17, 1984) was an American actor. He starred as Admiral Harriman Nelson in the television science-fiction drama '' Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' (1964–68). He also portrayed Wilton Knig ...
,
Simone Simon
Simone Thérèse Fernande Simon (23 April 1910 or 1911 – 22 February 2005) was a French film actress who began her film career in 1931.
Early life
Born in Marseille, France, she was the daughter of Henri Louis Firmin Clair Simon, a French J ...
and
George Baker.
Plot
After the final scene of a film is lost by the driver taking it to the printing lab, the cast and extras have to be rounded up for it to be re-shot. This proves to be quite an endeavour. The director, German exile Kurt Vorn sends several people out to gather the required actors, who are mainly in theatres.
Meanwhile Ronnie, a new
Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 1940s, 1950s, and ...
-style crooner sings to crowds of adoring girls while his girlfriend Toni struggles to cope with this, until he announces to his adoring fans that he is going to marry her. The public proposal pushes Joe into also proposing which is met with a slap on the face.
However, once all are assembled, the driver Harry returns with a battered film canister, saying the reshoot is not needed after all.
Cast
References
External links
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1956 films
1956 comedy films
British comedy films
1950s English-language films
Films directed by William Fairchild
1950s British films
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