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One Good Turn

"A Riotous Round of Fun!"

1955-01-04 Comedy 1hr 30m

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 (boo hiss) 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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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 (boo hiss) 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
    1955-01-04
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 30m
  • Genre
    Comedy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
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  • Production
    Maurice Cowan Productions, Two Cities Films

Crew

John Paddy Carstairs
Director
Ted Willis
Screenplay
Maurice Cowan
Producer
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Cast

Norman Wisdom

Norman Wisdom
Norman
Joan Rice

Joan Rice
Iris
Shirley Abicair

Shirley Abicair
Mary
Thora Hird

Thora Hird
Cook
William Russell

William Russell
Alec Bigley
Frazer Hines

Frazer Hines
Joan Ingram

Joan Ingram
Matron Sparrow
Richard Caldicot

Richard Caldicot
Mr. Bigley
Marjorie Fender

Marjorie Fender
Tuppeny
Keith Gilman

Keith Gilman
Jimmy
David Hurst

David Hurst
Professor Dofee
Harold Kasket

Harold Kasket
Ivor Petrovitch
Ricky McCullough

Ricky McCullough
Gunner Mac
Anthony Green

Anthony Green
Martin
Frank Williams

Frank Williams
Boxing Match Spectator
Charles Hammond

Charles Hammond

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Reviews for One Good Turn
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A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2019-08-10

Bullish Brighton Buffoonery! One Good Turn is directed by John Paddy Carstairs and Carstairs co-writes the screenplay with Sid Colin, Mau... read more

Bullish Brighton Buffoonery! One Good Turn is directed by John Paddy Carstairs and Carstairs co-writes the screenplay with Sid Colin, Maurice Cowan, Talbot Rothwell, Dorothy Whipple and Ted Willis. It stars Norman Wisdom, Joan Rice, Shirley Abicair, Thora Hird, William Russell, Joan Ingram and Richard Caldicot. Music is by John Addison and cinematography by Jack E. Cox. Norman is the oldest orphan at Greenwood Children's Home and has slotted into the furniture as the unpaid caretaker. The happiness and tranquillity of The Orphanage is greatly disrupted when it comes to light that the Orphanage chairman wants to sell it and turn it into a factory. Can the staff, the kids and the biggest kid of them all - Norman - stop the scheming rotter? A delight for Wisdom fans, this monochrome piece finds the jumping bean that is Wisdom on fine form. There's nothing new in the narrative threads, it's Norman causing chaos when he's trying to do good, and those around him are affected either physically or emotionally. So watch Norman with a wasp up his trousers, bringing the tears with onions, a child's motor car chase, a charity walk, taking control of an orchestra and more! The kids are great, as is the wonderful as usual Hird, and there's even a couple of musical numbers to ease the flow of the ebullience. We know where we are heading, but really who cares? The fun is in getting there and finding Wisdom doing what he does best - lifting those blues. 7/10

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A Review by John Chard

Bullish Brighton Buffoonery! One Good Turn is directed by John Paddy Carstairs and Carstairs co-writes the screenplay with Sid Colin, Maurice Cowan, Talbot Rothwell, Dorothy Whipple and Ted Willis. It stars Norman Wisdom, Joan Rice, Shir...

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A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2019-08-10

Bullish Brighton Buffoonery! One Good Turn is directed by John Paddy Carstairs and Carstairs co-writes the screenplay with Sid Colin, Maurice Cowan, Talbot Rothwell, Dorothy Whipple and Ted Willis....

read more