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The Common Touch

19416.3 / 10104 min
Drama

Overview

On the death of his father, an eighteen-year old leaves school to take over the family firm in the City of London. Realising the other directors want to keep him in the dark he starts asking questions, and is soon undercover as a down-and-out in a hostel which will disappear if a company building project goes ahead.

Cast

Geoffrey Hibbert

Geoffrey Hibbert

Peter Henderson

Harry Welchman

Harry Welchman

Lincolns Inn

Greta Gynt

Greta Gynt

Sylvia Meadows

Joyce Howard

Joyce Howard

Mary

Edward Rigby

Edward Rigby

'Tich'

Bransby Williams

Bransby Williams

Ben

George Carney

George Carney

Charlie

Eliot Makeham

Eliot Makeham

Inky

Mark Hambourg

Mark Hambourg

'Chopin'

Paul Martin

Paul Martin

Chris

Raymond Lovell

Raymond Lovell

Cartwright

John Longden

John Longden

Stuart Gordon

Wally Patch

Wally Patch

'Nobby'

Edgar Driver

Edgar Driver

'Oily'

Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

Cricket Steward

Scott Sanders

Scott Sanders

Pat

Ian Maclaren

Ian Maclaren

Harmonica Player

Jerry Verno

Jerry Verno

Office Messenger

Charles Carson

Charles Carson

Haywood

Ben Williams

Ben Williams

Workman Watching Dinner Time Cricket Match

John Slater

John Slater

Joe

Bill Fraser

Bill Fraser

Harris

John Turnbull

John Turnbull

Father at School Cricket Match

Marian Spencer

Marian Spencer

Mother at School Cricket Match

Grant Tyler

Grant Tyler

Son at School Cricket Match

Dennis Wyndham

Dennis Wyndham

Commissionaire

Hector Abbas

Hector Abbas

Foreigner

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Jenkins

Rowland Douglas

Rowland Douglas

Manservant

Edwin Ellis

Edwin Ellis

Shorty

Carroll Gibbons

Carroll Gibbons

Carroll Gibbons - Night Club Band Leader

Arthur Hambling

Arthur Hambling

Pettit

Elizabeth Hunt

Elizabeth Hunt

Annie

Vi Kaley

Vi Kaley

2nd Servant At Window

Margaret Lang

Margaret Lang

Miss Wayne

Eric Lugg

Eric Lugg

Winstanley

Sandy Macpherson

Sandy Macpherson

Sandy Macpherson - Cabaret Organist

Arthur Maude

Arthur Maude

Martin

Gerald Moore

Gerald Moore

Baker Boy

Charles Rolfe

Charles Rolfe

Detective Inspector

Harry Terry

Harry Terry

Bill

Iris Vandeleur

Iris Vandeleur

Alice

Percy Walsh

Percy Walsh

McFarlane

Freddie Watts

Freddie Watts

Chauffeur

Otto Friese

Otto Friese

Club Patron

Jack May

Jack May

Workman

Crew

John Baxter

John Baxter

Director

Arthur Grant

Arthur Grant

Camera Operator

Herbert Ayres

Herbert Ayres

Story

Geoffrey Orme

Geoffrey Orme

Screenplay

Barbara K. Emary

Barbara K. Emary

Screenplay

R. Holmes Paul

R. Holmes Paul

Art Direction

John Baxter

John Baxter

Producer

James Wilson

James Wilson

Director of Photography

Arthur Barnes

Arthur Barnes

Assistant Director

George Provis

George Provis

Art Direction

Jack Harris

Jack Harris

Supervising Editor

Grace Garland

Grace Garland

Assistant Editor

George Diamond

George Diamond

Sound Recordist

George Claff

George Claff

Makeup Artist

Joan Davis

Joan Davis

Choreographer

Wallace Orton

Wallace Orton

Associate Producer

Kennedy Russell

Kennedy Russell

Original Music Composer

Kennedy Russell

Kennedy Russell

Conductor

Carroll Gibbons

Carroll Gibbons

Orchestrator

Harold King

Harold King

Music Supervisor