Overview
A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognition. He eventually gives it all up to return to stage work and keep his pride.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Bill McGuffie
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Peter YeldhamScreenplay
- Douglas HayesNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 3, 1964
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
Production
Cast
Kenneth MoreChick Byrd
Cecil ParkerThomas Rutherford
Dennis PriceTommy Morris
Billie WhitelawJudy
Norman RossingtonTheodore Littleton
Angela DouglasFay Trubshaw
Edmund PurdomJulian Baxter
Frank FinlayProut
Alan DobieJack Lavery
J.G. DevlinSloppitt- Valerie CroftYvonne
- Leila CroftPauline
Gerald CampionGerry
Jacqueline HillSandy Lavery
Harold GoodwinAssistant Director
Penny MorrellActress
Naomi ChanceBit Part Actress
Guy DeghySchuyster
Derek FrancisMerryweather- Myrtle ReedTommy's Secretary
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