Follow a Star
Appearance
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Directed by | Robert Asher |
Written by | Henry Blyth Jack Davies Norman Wisdom |
Produced by | Hugh Stewart |
Starring | Norman Wisdom June Laverick Jerry Desmonde |
Release date | April 25, 1961 (US) |
Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Follow a Star is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Robert Asher and starring Norman Wisdom.
Plot
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.
Cast
- Norman Wisdom as Norman Truscott
- June Laverick as Judy
- Jerry Desmonde as Vernon Carew
- Hattie Jacques as Dymphna Dobson
- Richard Wattis as Dr. Chatterway
- Eddie Leslie as Harold Franklin
- John Le Mesurier as Birkett
- Sydney Tafler as Pendlebury
- Fenella Fielding as Lady Finchington
- Charles Heslop as The General
- Joe Melia as Stage Manager
- Ron Moody as Violinist
Reception
Follow a Star currently holds a respectable three star rating (5.9/10) on IMDb.