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The Common Touch
The Common Touch
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The Common Touch

1941
1h 44m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1941

Runtime

1h 44m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 44m
Nov 15, 1941
Languages
English
Director
John Baxter
Production
British National Films
British National Films
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Top Cast

46 Cast Members

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

'Chopin'

Paul Martin

Chris

Raymond Lovell

Raymond Lovell

Cartwright

John Longden

John Longden

Stuart Gordon

Wally Patch

Wally Patch

'Nobby'

Edgar Driver

'Oily'

Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

Cricket Steward

Scott Sanders

Pat

Ian Maclaren

Harmonica Player

Jerry Verno

Jerry Verno

Office Messenger

Charles Carson

Charles Carson

Haywood

Ben Williams

Workman Watching Dinner Time Cricket Match

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