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Follow a Star is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Robert Asher with June Laverick
Follow a Star (1959)
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Add to a movie listFollow a Star is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Robert Asher and starring Norman Wisdom.
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The story is rather similar to the ending of Singin' in the Rain, where a singer fraudulently "borrows" the voice of Norman Wisdom's character.Actors
June Laverick
(Judy)
Norman Wisdom
(Norman Truscott)
Jerry Desmonde
(Vernon Carew)
Dick Emery
Hattie Jacques
(Dymphna Dobson)
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Norman Pitkin is the apprentice to Mr Grimsdale an old fashioned butcher. When the store is raided by a young thug (Johnny Briggs), Mr Grimsdale (at Norman's suggestion) puts his gold watch in his mouth for safe keeping. The result of which leads to Mr Grimsdale accidentally swallowing the watch and sent to hospital. Whilst visiting Mr Grimsdale, Norman (in his usual way) accidentally causes chaos around the hospital and meets a girl called Lindy who hasn't spoken since her parents were killed in an aeroplane accident. After Norman is unable to visit Lindy as he is banned from hospital he and Mr. Grimsdale join the St. John Ambulance Brigade which gives him the excuse to visit her, as usual chaos ensues, and in the end Lindy visits him at a charity ball where the St John Ambulance Brigade Band are performing, the ball descends into the inevitable chaos, caused entirely by Norman, but Norman redeems himself (and the reputation of the Brigade) as he addresses those attending the ball and everyone donates money for the charity.
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, 1h42Directed by Robert Asher
Origin United-kingdom
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Rating58%
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