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The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch

The public and private lives of 5 girls, who start out as student nurses in the National Health service during the 1950's.

Genres

Drama

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Following a group of five very different student nurses during their first year of training at an NHS hospital in London called St. Augustine’s Hospital (filmed at Guy's Hospital), where they live in a dormitory. Susan (Belinda Lee) is reliable and sensible; Pat (Delphi Lawrence) is flighty and open; Maureen (Adrienne Corri) is Irish and loud; Ann (Henryetta Edwards) is a typical public school girl; and Liz (Barbara Archer) comes from a typical working class background. As they get to know each other, they bond in spite of their differences.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

19 June 1956

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

George Baker

George Baker

Dr Jim Alcott

Belinda Lee

Belinda Lee

Nurse Susan Richards

Delphi Lawrence

Delphi Lawrence

Nurse Pat Martin

Adrienne Corri

Adrienne Corri

Nurse Maureen O'Brien

Mandy Miller

Mandy Miller

Young patient Jessie

Henryetta Edwards

Henryetta Edwards

Nurse Bowland

Barbara Archer

Barbara Archer

Nurse Jenkins

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Doctor

Beatrice Varley

Beatrice Varley

Sister Snow

Dandy Nichols

Dandy Nichols

Kitchen-hand

Joan Haythorne

Joan Haythorne

Home Sister

Joan Carol

Joan Carol

Theatre Sister

Constance Fraser

Constance Fraser

Assistant Matron

Vivienne Drummond

Vivienne Drummond

Second-year Nurse

Richard Leech

Richard Leech

Casualty Doctor

Newton Blick

Newton Blick

Lofty

Charles Lamb

Charles Lamb

Jenkins

Dorothy Alison

Dorothy Alison

The Suicide

Joss Ambler

Joss Ambler

Bateman

Olwen Brookes

Olwen Brookes

Other Sister

Barbara Leake

Barbara Leake

Other Sister

Iris Russell

Iris Russell

Other Sister

Sylvia Bidmead

Sylvia Bidmead

Other Trainee Nurse

Shirley Lawrence

Shirley Lawrence

Other Trainee Nurse

Sally Pierce

Sally Pierce

Other Trainee Nurse

Rosamund Waring

Rosamund Waring

Other Trainee Nurse

Madge Brindley

Madge Brindley

Other Patient

Hélène Burls

Hélène Burls

Other Patient

Margaret Halstan

Margaret Halstan

Other Patient

Molly Hamley-Clifford

Molly Hamley-Clifford

Other Patient

Mark Daly

Mark Daly

Gardener (uncredited)

Diana Wynyard

Diana Wynyard

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