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Follow a Star

6.2(15)19591h 42m1

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.

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Language
English
  • black and white

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Director

Robert Asher

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United Kingdom

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  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU1 Jan 1959
  • IrelandIE

    • TheatricalG25 Dec 1959

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Follow a Star was released on 1 January 1959.

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  • J

    John Chard

    8/2/2015

    6.5/10

    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 films that puts people off, but to his fans (and I'm one), they are integral to letting Wisdom hit his comedic heights. …

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    CinemaSerf

    11/17/2024

    6/10

    "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 "borrowing" his voice - without telling or paying him, of course. His career rejuvenated, it's only his vocal coach "Dymphna" (…

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