The Common Touch (1941)
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.
- Date of release
- 1941-11-15
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- John Baxter
Casting
- Geoffrey Hibbert — Peter Henderson
- Harry Welchman — Lincolns Inn
- Greta Gynt — Sylvia Meadows
- Joyce Howard — Mary
- Edward Rigby — 'Tich'
- Bransby Williams — Ben
- George Carney — Charlie
- Eliot Makeham — Inky
- Mark Hambourg — 'Chopin'
- Paul Martin — Chris
- Raymond Lovell — Cartwright
- John Longden — Stuart Gordon
Interesting facts
The Common Touch is a 1941 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Geoffrey Hibbert, Harry Welchman, Greta Gynt, and Joyce Howard. It was written by Barbara K. Emary and Geoffrey Orme based on story by Herbert Ayres . The film is a remake by Baxter of his 1933 film Doss House.
Production
Filming started 21 May 1941. It was the first production from British National after a six week break.
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