One Good Turn
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6.2Norman is the oldest orphan at Greenwood Children's Home and now acts as their caretaker. All the orphans are very happy and well cared for. The adventures start when a nasty property developer who is also the chairman of the orphanage board wants to close the orphanage and build a factory on the site. The children are sent to Brighton for the day and Norman is very excited because he's "Never seen the Sea". When they get back they discover the plan to close the orphanage and have to decide what to do
Released: 1955-01-0490 minDir: John Paddy CarstairsComedy
Cast
- Norman Wisdom as Norman
- Joan Rice as Iris
- Shirley Abicair as Mary
- Thora Hird as Cook
- William Russell as Alec Bigley
- Joan Ingram as Matron Sparrow
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1955
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Man of the Moment
- Director
- John Paddy Carstairs
- Screenwriter
- Ted Willis
- Cast member
- Graham Stark
- Composer
- John Addison
- Cinematographer
- Jack E. Cox
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1955 British films1955 comedy films1955 English-language films1955 filmsBritish black-and-white filmsBritish comedy filmsEnglish-language comedy filmsFilms directed by John Paddy CarstairsFilms set in EnglandFilms shot at Pinewood StudiosFilms with screenplays by John Paddy CarstairsFilms with screenplays by Sid Colin