The Common Touch is a 1941 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Geoffrey Hibbert, Harry Welchman, Greta Gynt and Joyce Howard. On the death of his father, an eighteen-year old lad leaves school to take over the family firm in the City of London. Realising the other directors want to keep him in the dark he starts asking questions, and is soon undercover as a down-and-out in a hostel which will disappear if a company building project goes ahead.
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The Common Touch Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Bernard Miles
He was 34, 83 years old when he died
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as Cricket Steward |
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Cyril Chamberlain
He was 32, 65 years old when he died
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as Jenkins |
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Ian Maclaren
was 91, 56 years old when died
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as Harmonica Player |
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Bill Fraser
He was 17, 63 years old when he died
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as Harris |
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Jerry Verno
He was 46, 79 years old when he died
|
as Office Messenger |
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John Longden
He was 41, 70 years old when he died
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as Stuart Gordon |
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Raymond Lovell
He was 41, 53 years old when he died
|
as Cartwright |
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Eliot Makeham
He was 58, 73 years old when he died
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as Inky |
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John Turnbull
He was 61, 75 years old when he died
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as Father at School Cricket Match |
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George Carney
He was 60, 67 years old when he died
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as Charlie |
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Charles Carson
He was 15, 20 years old when he died
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as Haywood |
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Iris Vandeleur
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as Alice |
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Dennis Wyndham
He was 54, 86 years old when he died
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as Commissionaire |
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Joyce Howard
She was 19, 88 years old when she died
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as Mary |
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John Slater
He was 25, 58 years old when he died
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as Joe |
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Edgar Driver
He was 56, 79 years old when he died
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as 'Oily' |
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Wally Patch
He was 53, 82 years old when he died
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as 'Nobby' |
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Marian Spencer
She was 21, 61 years old when she died
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as Mother at School Cricket Match |
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Geoffrey Hibbert
He was 19, 46 years old when he died
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as Peter Henderson |
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Greta Gynt
She was 25, 83 years old when she died
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as Sylvia Meadows |
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Ben Williams
He was 49, 68 years old when he died
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as Workman Watching Dinner Time Cricket Match |
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Edward Rigby
He was 62, 72 years old when he died
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as 'Tich' |
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Percy Walsh
He was 53, 63 years old when he died
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as McFarlane |
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Harry Terry
He was 54, now 137 years old
|
as Bill |
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Arthur Hambling
He was 53, 64 years old when he died
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as Pettit |
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Harry Welchman
He was 55, 79 years old when he died
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as Lincolns Inn |
The Common Touch Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Arthur Grant as Camera Operator. He was 26 (57) years old when He died
|
Camera |
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Geoffrey Orme as Screenplay. He was 37 (73) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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John Baxter as Director. He was 44 (78) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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John Baxter as Producer. He was 44 (78) years old when He died
|
Production |
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Barbara K. Emary as Screenplay. She was 33 (86) years old when She died
|
Writing |
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James Wilson as Director of Photography. He was 199 (55) years old when He died
|
Camera |
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George Diamond as Sound Recordist. |
Crew |
