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The Embezzler


Director: John Gilling

Genre: Comedy

Year: 1954

Running time: 61 minutes

Territory: Worldwide

Studio: ITV

Cast: Charles Victor, Zena Marshall, Cyril Chamberlain.

Having been told he has only two years to live, Henry Paulson, a bored bank clerk makes a decision about his life. Fed up with his job and feeling unloved by his wife, he hits upon a plan - to steal money from the bank and escape to a hot and exciting South American country to live out his final years in a blaze of fun and wealth. Whilst stealing the money, however, he is discovered by the bank manager. After locking him in his office, he is forced to hide away in an Eastbourne hotel. The authorities are after him and so, soon enough, are some of the other guests...




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