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    Touch and Go (1955)

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    A light-hearted and entertaining Ealing comedy telling the story of the problems that beset an ordinary English family when father (Jack Hawkins) resigns from a good job and decides that, with his wife (Margaret Johnston) and teenage daughter (June Thorburn), he will leave their house in Chelsea and emigrate to Australia.

    Unfortunately, daughter Peggy has met the boy of her dreams (John Fraser) and doesn’t want to leave London.

    The family cat, Heathcliff, proves to be the catalyst for a lot of events in the film. James Hayter plays Jim Fletcher’s pompous oaf of a boss (who is enough to make anyone want to move to Australia).

    Touch and Go featured the film debut of Liz Fraser as “girl on the bridge” – billed under her real name, Elizabeth Winch.

    Jim Fletcher
    Jack Hawkins
    Helen Fletcher
    Margaret Johnston
    Peggy Fletcher
    June Thorburn
    Richard
    John Fraser
    Fairbright
    Roland Culver
    Alice Fairbright
    Alison Leggatt
    Mrs Pritchett
    Margaret Halstan
    Mr Pritchett
    Henry B. Longhurst
    Kimball
    James Hayter
    Stevens
    Basil Dignam
    Mrs Baxter
    Bessie Love

    Director
    Michael Truman

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