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One Good Turn is a British film of genre Comedy directed by John Paddy Carstairs with Ruth Etting
One Good Turn (1955)
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Add to a movie listOne Good Turn is a 1955 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Norman Wisdom, Joan Rice, Shirley Abicair and Thora Hird. Norman tries to raise money for the orphanage where he grew up and where he now works as a carer.
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Norman vit toujours dans l'orphelinat Greenwood où il a grandi et où il est devenu un employé. Un matin, alors qu'il emmène les orphelins à l'école, ils s'arrêtent devant un magasin de jouets où une voiture à moteur impressionne les enfants, et plus particulièrement le petit Jimmy. Arrivé à l'école, Norman laisse les enfants aux bons soins d'Iris Gibson, leur professeur, mais aussi l'objet de l'affection de Norman. Mais elle s'intéresse plutôt à Alec Bigley , le fils du propriétaire du terrain sur lequel l'orphelinat est construit. En fait, c'est Mary, une autre employée, qui se languit de Norman, alors qu'il ne la remarque pas.Actors
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