is stressed. Back in the church he collapses. The reporter who had been covering the story tells Mrs Thorne that the editor has agreed to pay £100 for Thorne's articles: the problem is solved. Thorne's spirit is revived and he heads to preach his evening service, stopping to discuss the merits of acting for the living rather than the dead with the gravedigger. Cast Robert Donat as Rev. William Thorne Kay Walsh as Vera Thorne Adrienne Corri as Susan Thorne Denholm Elliott as Martin Blake Walter Fitzgerald as the Dean Reginald Beckwith as Foley Cyril Raymond as Headmaster Vida Hope as Mrs. Sproatley Beckett Bould as Mr. Sproatley Jean Anderson as Miss Calthorp Russell Waters as Russell Alan Webb as Dr. Pembury Richard Wattis as Solicitor Richard Leech as Carter Frederick Piper as Jeweller Mark Daly as Spooner Frank Atkinson as Verger Edie Martin as Miss. Calthorp's Friend (non-speaking) Location filming Exterior sequences for Lease of Life were filmed in Beverley (East Yorkshire) and the nearby village of Lund (Hinton St. John) in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The railway scenes in the film were filmed at Windsor & Eton Central station. The church scenes were filmed in Beverley Minster, East Yorkshire. References External links 1954 films 1954 drama films British drama films Ealing Studios films Films directed by Charles Frend Films set in Yorkshire 1950s English-language films 1950s British films