Follow a Star

Duration: 102 min
Release date: 1959-01-01
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Norman Truscott is a store worker who dreams of stardom. Vernon Carew is a singer whose star is fading. Vernon manages to get a recording of Norman singing and passes it off as himself.

Comedy Music

Follow a Star

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Norman Wisdom
Norman Wisdom
as Norman Truscott
June Laverick
June Laverick
as Judy
Jerry Desmonde
Jerry Desmonde
as Mr. Vernon Carew
Hattie Jacques
Hattie Jacques
as Miss Dymphna Dobson
Richard Wattis
Richard Wattis
as Dr. W. Chatterway
Eddie Leslie
Eddie Leslie
as Harold Franklin
John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesurier
as Birkett
Sydney Tafler
Sydney Tafler
as Pendlebury
Fenella Fielding
Fenella Fielding
as Lady Arabella Finchington
Charles Heslop
Charles Heslop
as General
Joe Melia
Joe Melia
as Stage Manager
Ron Moody
Ron Moody
as Violinist
Alan Beaton
Alan Beaton
as Club Member (uncredited)
Barbara Bennett
Barbara Bennett
as Lady in Theatre (uncredited)
Paul Beradi
Paul Beradi
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Eddie Boyce
Eddie Boyce
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Richard Caldicot
Richard Caldicot
as Conductor (uncredited)
Pauline Chamberlain
Pauline Chamberlain
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Vic Chapman
Vic Chapman
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Peggy Ann Clifford
Peggy Ann Clifford
as Offended Lady at Party (uncredited)
Jess Conrad
Jess Conrad
as Theatre Heckler (uncredited)
Pat Coombs
Pat Coombs
as Simpering Girl in Theatre (uncredited)
Dan Cressey
Dan Cressey
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Fred Davis
Fred Davis
as Club Member (uncredited)
Dick Emery
Dick Emery
as Inebriated Party Guest (uncredited)
Mabel Etherington
Mabel Etherington
as Lady in Theatre (uncredited)
Peter Evans
Peter Evans
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Keith Faulkner
Keith Faulkner
as Theatre Heckler (uncredited)
Norman Fisher
Norman Fisher
as Club Member (uncredited)
Tex Fuller
Tex Fuller
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Arthur Goodman
Arthur Goodman
as Club Member (uncredited)
Charles Gray
Charles Gray
as Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)
Patrick Halpin
Patrick Halpin
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Victor Harrington
Victor Harrington
as Diner in Club (uncredited)
Renee Heimer
Renee Heimer
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Jack Hetherington
Jack Hetherington
as Club Member (uncredited)
Glyn Houston
Glyn Houston
as Fred (uncredited)
Juba Kennerley
Juba Kennerley
as Club Member (uncredited)
Dilys Laye
Dilys Laye
as Poochie-Pie's Owner (uncredited)
Dickey Luck
Dickey Luck
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Martin Lyder
Martin Lyder
as Man in Street (uncredited)
Edie Martin
Edie Martin
as Old Lady (uncredited)
Guy Mills
Guy Mills
as Club Member (uncredited)
Cecil Paul
Cecil Paul
as Man in Theatre (uncredited)
Joe Phelps
Joe Phelps
as Palladium Technician (uncredited)
Robert Raglan
Robert Raglan
as Policeman (uncredited)
Bob Raymond
Bob Raymond
as Club Member (uncredited)
Joe Ritchie
Joe Ritchie
as Club Member (uncredited)
George Roderick
George Roderick
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Bess Rogers
Bess Rogers
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Rita Royce
Rita Royce
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Bunny Seaman
Bunny Seaman
as Party Guest (uncredited)
John Smart
John Smart
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Philip Stewart
Philip Stewart
as Club Member (uncredited)
Marianne Stone
Marianne Stone
as (uncredited)
Fred Stroud
Fred Stroud
as Man in Street (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Reg Thomason
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Laura Thurlow
Laura Thurlow
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Harry Van Engel
Harry Van Engel
as Man in Street (uncredited)
Pearl Walters
Pearl Walters
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Michael Ward
Michael Ward
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Eric Wetherell
Eric Wetherell
as Man in Street (uncredited)
John Wilder
John Wilder
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Sheree Winton
Sheree Winton
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Jaqui Wisdom
Jaqui Wisdom
as Girl Having Piano Lesson (uncredited)
Nick Wisdom
Nick Wisdom
as Boy Having Piano Lesson (uncredited)
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