A Touch of the Sun

A hotel porter is left a fortune but after living it up for a while he returns to his old place of work which is in financial difficulties.

Cast

Frankie Howerd

as William Darling

Dennis Price

as Digby Hatchard

Gordon Harker

as Sid

Reginald Beckwith

as Herbert Hardcastle

Richard Wattis

as Purchase

Alfie Bass

as May

Ruby Murray

as Ruby

Dorothy Bromiley

as Rose Blake

Aiche Nana

as Belly Dancer

Katherine Kath

as Lucienne

Reviews

dennyjt

Hotel desk clerk Howerd is a Mister Fixit who dreams of warmer climes. When he inherits a fortune, he takes off to enjoy it, only to find the reality does not match his imagination. On his return, as the film lurches into farce, he buys the now failed hotel, but has to impress the Northern investors...

CinemaSerf

I was never a great fan of Frankie Howerd's brand of comedy, but he's actually not bad in this rather quirkily entertaining tale of rags to riches. He is "Darling" who takes great pleasure in quitting as an hotel porter when he is left a small fortune. He soon bores of the high life and returns to h...

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