A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognition. He eventually gives it all up to return to stage work and keep his pride.
Kenneth More
Chick Byrd
Cecil Parker
Thomas Rutherford
Dennis Price
Tommy Morris
Billie Whitelaw
Judy
Norman Rossington
Theodore Littleton
Angela Douglas
Fay Trubshaw
Edmund Purdom
Julian Baxter
Frank Finlay
Prout
Alan Dobie
Jack Lavery
J.G. Devlin
Sloppitt
Valerie Croft
Yvonne
Leila Croft
Pauline
Gerald Campion
Gerry
Jacqueline Hill
Sandy Lavery
Harold Goodwin
Assistant Director
Penny Morrell
Actress
Naomi Chance
Bit Part Actress
Guy Deghy
Schuyster
Derek Francis
Merryweather
Myrtle Reed
Tommy's Secretary
Edwin Richfield
Commercial Director
Gordon Rollings
Skippy
Eileen Way
Landlady
Freddie Mills
Indian Chief/Union steward
Frank Thornton
Producer
John Horsley
Co-pilot
Wally Patch
Bar Manager
Talitha Pol
Actress at Party
Hamilton Dyce
Burial Minister
Anthony Blackshaw
Bus Conductor
Richard Pearson
Advertising Man
Maurice Durant
Barman
Ronald Lacey
Chubby Checker
Himself
Jill Adams
Jan Kennedy
Robert Raglan
Man
Alvin Rakoff
Director
Jon Penington
Invalid Date
May 18, 1991
Mar 8, 2001
Sep 22, 1995
Sep 26, 1961
May 2, 1979
Sep 16, 2004
Jun 15, 2012
Jan 21, 2018
Nov 6, 2020
Apr 30, 2004
Dec 1, 1984
May 3, 2019
Aug 26, 2016
Nov 7, 1980
gray-film
FR
British Lion Films
GB
Continental
XC
United Kingdom
English