

A Touch of the Sun
1956-10-01 · 80 min · ★ 6.0
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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- Directors
- Gordon Parry
- Production companies
- Raymond Stross Productions
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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Frankie HowerdWilliam Darling
Dennis PriceDigby Hatchard
Gordon HarkerSid
Reginald BeckwithHerbert Hardcastle
Richard WattisPurchase
Alfie BassMay
Dorothy BromileyRose Blake
Aiche NanaBelly Dancer
Katherine KathLucienne
Colin GordonCecil Flick
Miriam KarlinAlice Cann
Willoughby GoddardGolightly
Esma CannonMiss Tickle
Lucy GriffithsAggie
Naomi ChanceMiss Caroline Lovejoy
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