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The Gentle Touch (1956) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Pat Jackson

Writing Credits  

Sheila Mackay Russell ... (based on the novel "A Lamp is Heavy" by)
 
Iain MacCormick ... (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

George Baker ... Jim
Belinda Lee ... Susan
Delphi Lawrence ... Pat
Adrienne Corri ... Maureen
Henryetta Edwards ... Anne
Barbara Archer ... Liz
Diana Wynyard ... The Matron
Joan Haythorne ... Home Sister
Beatrice Varley ... Sister Snow
Joan Carol Joan Carol ... Theatre Sister
Constance Fraser Constance Fraser ... Assistant Matron
Vivienne Drummond ... Second-year Nurse
Christopher Rhodes ... Ted Robinson
Richard Leech ... Casualty Doctor
Newton Blick Newton Blick ... Lofty
Dandy Nichols ... The Ward Maid
Charles Lamb Charles Lamb ... Jenkins
Mandy Miller Mandy Miller ... Jessie (as Mandy)
Dorothy Alison ... The Suicide
Joss Ambler ... Bateman
Olwen Brookes Olwen Brookes ... Other Sister
Barbara Leake ... Other Sister
Iris Russell Iris Russell ... Other Sister
Edna Landor Edna Landor ... Other Sister
Sylvia Bidmead Sylvia Bidmead ... Other Trainee Nurse
Yvonne Faithfull Yvonne Faithfull ... Other Trainee Nurse
Shirley Lawrence Shirley Lawrence ... Other Trainee Nurse
Sally Pierce Sally Pierce ... Other Trainee Nurse
Rosamund Waring Rosamund Waring ... Other Trainee Nurse
Tarne Gwynne Tarne Gwynne ... Other Trainee Nurse
Madge Brindley ... Other Patient
Hélène Burls Hélène Burls ... Other Patient (as Helene Burls)
Margaret Halstan ... Other Patient
Molly Hamley-Clifford Molly Hamley-Clifford ... Other Patient (as Molly Hamley Clifford)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Daly ... Gardener (uncredited)
Lindsay Hooper Lindsay Hooper ... Hospital Visitor / Hospital Porter (uncredited)
John Orchard ... (uncredited)
John Payne John Payne ... Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
John Warren John Warren ... (uncredited)
Angela White ... Minor Role (uncredited)

Produced by 

Michael Balcon ... producer
Jack Rix ... associate producer

Music by 

Clifton Parker

Cinematography by 

Paul Beeson ... director of photography

Editing by 

Peter Bezencenet

Casting By 

Margaret Harper Nelson ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by 

Edward Carrick

Costume Design by 

Anthony Mendleson

Makeup Department 

Harry Frampton ... makeup artist
Daphne Martin ... hair stylist

Production Management 

Hal Mason ... production supervisor
Norman Priggen ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

David Middlemas ... assistant director
Christopher Barry ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Michael Birkett ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Julian Mackintosh ... third assistant director (uncredited)
David Tringham ... third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

W. Simpson Robinson ... scenic artist
Tony Rimmington ... draughtsman (uncredited)
Len Wills ... assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Stephen Dalby ... sound supervisor
Alastair McIntyre ... sound editor
Charles Poulton ... recordist
Harry Fairbairn ... sound assistant (uncredited)
Peter Lacey ... sound camera operator (uncredited)
Ray Palmer ... dubbing crew (uncredited)
Michael Sale ... assistant boom operator (uncredited)
Lionel Selwyn ... dubbing editor (uncredited)
Eric Stockl ... dubbing crew (uncredited)
Cyril Swern ... boom operator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Hugh Wilson ... camera operator
Roy Gough ... still photographer (uncredited)
George Minassian ... technicolor technician (uncredited)
Michael Shepherd ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Herbert Smith ... focus puller (uncredited)
Tony Spratling ... focus puller (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Joan Bridge ... color consultant: Technicolor
Rusty Coppleman ... first assistant editor (uncredited)
Ivor Selwyn ... second assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department 

Dock Mathieson ... conductor / musical director (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Jean Graham ... continuity

Additional Crew 

Bridget Wall ... technical adviser
Crew believed to be complete

See also

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