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Follow a Star

1959

1h 42m

6.2(15 votes)

Comedy

Music

Overview

Norman Truscott is a store worker who dreams of stardom. Vernon Carew is a singer whose star is fading. Vernon manages to get a recording of Norman singing and passes it off as himself.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Norman Wisdom

Norman Wisdom

Norman Truscott

June Laverick

June Laverick

Judy

Jerry Desmonde

Jerry Desmonde

Mr. Vernon Carew

Hattie Jacques

Hattie Jacques

Miss Dymphna Dobson

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Dr. W. Chatterway

Eddie Leslie

Harold Franklin

John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

Birkett

Sydney Tafler

Sydney Tafler

Pendlebury

Fenella Fielding

Lady Arabella Finchington

Charles Heslop

Charles Heslop

General

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Asher
Written by: Jack Davis
Henry Blyth

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