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.
Cast
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
Assistant Director
Chubby Checker
Himself
Jill Adams
Jan Kennedy
Robert Raglan
Man
Crew
Alvin Rakoff
Director
Peter Yeldham
Screenplay
Douglas Hayes
Novel
Ernest Hosler
Editor
Ken Hodges
Director of Photography
Ted Sturgis
Assistant Director
David Henley
Executive Producer
Jon Penington
Producer
John Blezard
Production Design
Herbert Smith
Camera Operator
Stuart Lyons
Casting
Laura Nightingale
Wardrobe Supervisor
Joan Smallwood
Hairstylist
Ernest Gasser
Makeup Artist
Alfred Cox
Sound Editor
Bill McGuffie
Original Music Composer
Laurie Ridley
Still Photographer
Colin Grimes
Art Direction
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