The Common Touch

John Baxter
1941-11-15


7
104 min

The Common Touch is a 1941 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Geoffrey Hibbert, Harry Welchman, Greta Gynt and Joyce Howard. On the death of his father, an eighteen-year old lad 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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Geoffrey Hibbert Peter Henderson Unowned
Harry Welchman Lincolns Inn Unowned
Greta Gynt Sylvia Meadows Unowned
Joyce Howard Mary Unowned
Edward Rigby 'Tich' Unowned
Bransby Williams Ben Unowned
George Carney Charlie Unowned
Eliot Makeham Inky Unowned
Mark Hambourg 'Chopin' Unowned
Paul Martin Chris Unowned
Raymond Lovell Cartwright Unowned
John Longden Stuart Gordon Unowned
Wally Patch 'Nobby' Unowned
Edgar Driver 'Oily' Unowned
Bernard Miles Cricket Steward Unowned
Scott Sanders Pat Unowned
Ian Maclaren Harmonica Player Unowned
Jerry Verno Office Messenger Unowned
Charles Carson Haywood Unowned
Ben Williams Workman Watching Dinner Time Cricket Match Unowned
John Slater Joe Unowned
Bill Fraser Harris Unowned
John Turnbull Father at School Cricket Match Unowned
Marian Spencer Mother at School Cricket Match Unowned
Grant Tyler Son at School Cricket Match Unowned
Dennis Wyndham Commissionaire Unowned
Hector Abbas Foreigner Unowned
Cyril Chamberlain Jenkins Unowned
Rowland Douglas Manservant Unowned
Edwin Ellis Shorty Unowned
Carroll Gibbons Carroll Gibbons - Night Club Band Leader Unowned
Arthur Hambling Pettit Unowned
Elizabeth Hunt Annie Unowned
Vi Kaley 2nd Servant At Window Unowned
Margaret Lang Miss Wayne Unowned
Eric Lugg Winstanley Unowned
Sandy Macpherson Sandy Macpherson - Cabaret Organist Unowned
Arthur Maude Martin Unowned
Gerald Moore Baker Boy Unowned
Charles Rolfe Detective Inspector Unowned
Harry Terry Bill Unowned
Iris Vandeleur Alice Unowned
Percy Walsh McFarlane Unowned
Freddie Watts Chauffeur Unowned
Otto Friese Club Patron Unowned
Jack May Workman Unowned