Follow a Star
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.
Cast
Norman Wisdom
as Norman Truscott
June Laverick
as Judy
Jerry Desmonde
as Mr. Vernon Carew
Hattie Jacques
as Miss Dymphna Dobson
Richard Wattis
as Dr. W. Chatterway
Eddie Leslie
as Harold Franklin
John Le Mesurier
as Birkett
Sydney Tafler
as Pendlebury
Fenella Fielding
as Lady Arabella Finchington
Charles Heslop
as General
Reviews
John Chard
Norman's Singin' In The Rain. Standard formula for a Norman Wisdom movie here. Norman becomes a put upon clown whilst bubbling under the surface is the fact he's a very talented guy (singer here), whilst he's in love with a wheelchair bound beauty. It's often the saccharine elements of Wisdom's f...
CinemaSerf
"Truscott" (Norman Wisdom) spends much of his days at work in a laundry dreaming of a stardom that might just come his way when he encounters legendary crooner "Vernon Carew" (Jerry Desmonde). This man's star is very much on the wain until he hears his new friend sing and hits on the idea of "borrow...
