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A Touch of the Sun (1956 film)
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Wikipedia article
'A Touch of the Sun' is a 1956 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Frankie Howerd, Ruby Murray and Dennis Price.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114015619/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54971 BFI.org] Made by the independent producer Raymond Stross it was shot at Walton Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director John Stoll.
Premise
A hall porter is left a large inheritance by one of the residents. After taking a luxury holiday he takes over the hotel and begins running it himself.
Cast
* Frankie Howerd as William Darling
* Ruby Murray as Ruby
* Dennis Price as Digby Hatchard
* Dorothy Bromiley as Rose Blake
* Katherine Kath as Lucienne
* Gordon Harker as Sid
* Reginald Beckwith as Herbert Hardcastle
* Pierre Dudan as Louis
* Colin Gordon as Cecil Flick
* Richard Wattis as Purchase
* Alfie Bass as May
* Naomi Chance as Miss Caroline Lovejoy
* Miriam Karlin as Alice Cann
* Willoughby Goddard as Golightly
* Ach Nana as Belly Dancer
* George Margo as Howard Cann
* Esma Cannon as Miss Tickle
* Lucy Griffiths as Aggie
Production
The film was made at Nettlefold Studios, in Walton-on-Thames, in Surrey.
References
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