

One Good Turn
1955-01-04 · 90 min · ★ 6.2
Norman 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
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- Directors
- John Paddy Carstairs
- Production companies
- Maurice Cowan Productions, Two Cities Films
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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Norman WisdomNorman
Joan RiceIris
Thora HirdCook
William RussellAlec Bigley
Joan IngramMatron Sparrow
Richard CaldicotMr. Bigley
Noel HowlettJeweller
David HurstProfessor Dofee
Harold KasketIvor Petrovitch
Anthony GreenMartin
Jonathan BaileyMinor Role (uncredited)
Michael BalfourBoxing Spectator (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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