One Good Turn

One Good Turn

90 mins | Comedy | Jan. 4, 1955

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

One Good Turn

90 mins | Comedy | Jan. 4, 1955

One Good Turn
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
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Two Cities Films, Maurice Cowan Productions
Original title One Good Turn
Directors Kathleen Hosgood, John Paddy Carstairs, Robert Asher
Writers Dorothy Whipple, Ted Willis, Maurice Cowan, John Paddy Carstairs

Cast

Norman Wisdom

as Norman

Joan Rice

as Iris

Shirley Abicair

as Mary

Thora Hird

as Cook

William Russell

as Alec Bigley

Joan Ingram

as Matron Sparrow

Richard Caldicot

as Mr. Bigley

Marjorie Fender

as Tuppeny

Keith Gilman

as Jimmy

David Hurst

as Professor Dofee

Harold Kasket

as Ivor Petrovitch

Ricky McCullough

as Gunner Mac

Anthony Green

as Martin