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Wonderful Things

Wonderful Things

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Wonderful Things

1958

1h 22m

5.6(7 votes)

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Set in a beautiful fishing village in Gibraltar, Wonderful Things! stars Frankie Vaughan as Carmello, a young fisherman who, unable to earn enough from fishing to marry his tempestuous fiancée, decides to come to England to seek his fortune and finds fortunes are not quite so easy to come by.

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10 featured cast members

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Frankie Vaughan

Frankie Vaughan

Carmello

Jeremy Spenser

Jeremy Spenser

Mario

Jocelyn Lane

Jocelyn Lane

Pepita

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Sir Bertram

Jean Dawnay

Anne

Eddie Byrne

Eddie Byrne

Harry

Harold Kasket

Harold Kasket

Poppa

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Codger

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Butler

Barbara Goalen

Courtesy Appearance

Creative team

Directed by: Herbert Wilcox
Written by: Jack Trevor Story
Produced by: Anna Neagle

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