A Touch of the Sun

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A Touch of the Sun

1956

1h 20m

6.0(6 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A hotel porter is left a fortune but after living it up for a while he returns to his old place of work which is in financial difficulties.

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20 members

Acting

Frankie Howerd

William Darling

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Dennis Price

Digby Hatchard

Acting

Gordon Harker

Sid

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Reginald Beckwith

Herbert Hardcastle

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Richard Wattis

Purchase

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Alfie Bass

May

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Ruby Murray

Ruby

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Dorothy Bromiley

Rose Blake

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Nana Aslanoğlu

Belly Dancer

Acting

Katherine Kath

Lucienne

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Pierre Dudan

Louis

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Colin Gordon

Cecil Flick

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Miriam Karlin

Alice Cann

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Willoughby Goddard

Golightly

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George Margo

Howard Cann

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Esma Cannon

Miss Tickle

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Lucy Griffiths

Aggie

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Naomi Chance

Miss Caroline Lovejoy

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Marianne Stone

Miss Grey

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Eric Dodson

Hotel Head Waiter

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