One Good Turn (1955)

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One Good Turn on IMDb 6.6/10 413 votes

Released:
1955-01-04

Overview:
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

Director:
John Paddy Carstairs

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Norman Wisdom
    as
    Norman
  • Joan Rice
    as
    Iris
  • Shirley Abicair
    as
    Mary
  • Thora Hird
    as
    Cook
  • William Russell
    as
    Alec Bigley