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A Touch of the Sun
A Touch of the Sun

A Touch of the Sun

Genres

Comedy

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

01 October 1956

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Frankie Howerd

Frankie Howerd

William Darling

Dennis Price

Dennis Price

Digby Hatchard

Gordon Harker

Gordon Harker

Sid

Reginald Beckwith

Reginald Beckwith

Herbert Hardcastle

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Purchase

Alfie Bass

Alfie Bass

May

Ruby Murray

Ruby Murray

Ruby

Dorothy Bromiley

Dorothy Bromiley

Rose Blake

Aiche Nana

Aiche Nana

Belly Dancer

Katherine Kath

Katherine Kath

Lucienne

Pierre Dudan

Pierre Dudan

Louis

Colin Gordon

Colin Gordon

Cecil Flick

Miriam Karlin

Miriam Karlin

Alice Cann

Willoughby Goddard

Willoughby Goddard

Golightly

George Margo

George Margo

Howard Cann

Esma Cannon

Esma Cannon

Miss Tickle

Lucy Griffiths

Lucy Griffiths

Aggie

Naomi Chance

Naomi Chance

Miss Caroline Lovejoy

Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

Miss Grey

Eric Dodson

Eric Dodson

Hotel Head Waiter

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