The Common Touch
6.5
On the death of his father, an eighteen-year old 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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Cast
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Geoffrey Hibbert
Peter Henderson
Also in
Oh, Brother!
Love on the Dole
Harry Welchman
Lincolns Inn
Known for
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
John Baxter
Arthur Grant
Herbert Ayres
Greta Gynt
Sylvia Meadows
Also in
The Dark Eyes of London
Dear Murderer
James Wilson
Wallace Orton
Barbara K. Emary
Joyce Howard
Mary
Also in
They Met in the Dark
The Night Has Eyes
Geoffrey Orme
George Diamond
John Baxter Director · Geoffrey Orme Screenplay Barbara K. Emary Screenplay
First release November 15, 1941 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
British National Films
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 15, 1941
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
XC
July 12, 1946 · Theatrical
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