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Touch and Go is a British film of genre Drama with Jack Hawkins
Touch and Go (1955)
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Add to a movie listTouch and Go (U.S. The Light Touch) is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Michael Truman and starring Jack Hawkins, Margaret Johnston, and June Thorburn. The film was made by Ealing Studios. The film was indifferently received on release and is not generally included in the canon of classic Ealing Comedies. It did however pick up two nominations at the 1956 British Academy Film Awards: Margaret Johnston for 'Best British Actress' and William Rose for 'Best British Screenplay' – Rose did win that year's screenplay award but for another Ealing film, The Ladykillers.
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Following an argument with a work superior, furniture designer Jim Fletcher quits his job in a fit of pique. He decides that England has nothing to offer him and the future for his family is in Australia. He eagerly sets about making emigration plans, and despite the fact that his wife and family are less than enthusiastic about moving to the other side of the world, he disregards their reservations and presses ahead. Practical and bureaucratic hitches continually threaten to derail the project. Jim must also deal with the opposition of his in-laws, finds himself missing his job, and starts to have doubts himself about the wisdom of the move. However the snags and pitfalls are finally sorted out and a firm departure date is set. Then two days before they are due to leave, the Fletchers' daughter meets, and instantly falls in love with, her ideal man after he rescues the family cat, Heathcliff. A good deal of heart-searching ensues before the Fletchers decide whether or not to go ahead with emigration during a delay caused by a missing Heathcliffe.Actors
Jack Hawkins
(Jim Fletcher)
Margaret Johnston
(Helen Fletcher)
June Thorburn
(Peggy Fletcher)
Heather Sears
John Fraser
(Richard Kenyon)
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