Follow a Star
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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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Norman Wisdom
Norman Truscott
Known for
Five Children and It
June Laverick
Judy
Known for
The Flesh and the Fiends
Jerry Desmonde
Mr. Vernon Carew
Known for
A King in New York
Hattie Jacques
Miss Dymphna Dobson
Known for
Carry On Cabby
School for Scoundrels
Richard Wattis
Dr. W. Chatterway
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Prince and the Showgirl
Eddie Leslie
Harold Franklin
Also in
Trouble in Store
The Square Peg
John Le Mesurier
Birkett
Known for
Dad's Army
Jabberwocky
Sydney Tafler
Pendlebury
Known for
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Lavender Hill Mob
Fenella Fielding
Lady Arabella Finchington
Known for
The Prisoner
Guest House Paradiso
Charles Heslop
General
Known for
Waltzes from Vienna
Joe Melia
Stage Manager
Also in
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Love on a Branch Line
Ron Moody
Violinist
Known for
Oliver!
The Twelve Chairs
Robert Asher Director · Jack Davis Screenplay Norman Wisdom Screenplay
First release January 1, 1959 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
The Rank Organisation
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 1, 1959
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Ireland
December 25, 1959 · Theatrical
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