One Good Turn
1955, English. Directed by John Paddy Carstairs.
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Norman is the oldest orphan at Greenwood Children's Home and now acts as their caretaker. All the orphans are very happy and well cared for. The adventures start when a nasty property developer who is also the chairman of the orphanage board wants to close the orphanage and build a factory on the site. The children are sent to Brighton for the day and Norman is very excited because he's "Never seen the Sea". When they get back they discover the plan to close the orphanage and have to decide what to do
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 4 January 1955
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Dorothy Whipple, Ted Willis, John Paddy Carstairs
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One Good Turn isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 January 1955. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed One Good Turn?
One Good Turn (1955) was directed by John Paddy Carstairs and stars Norman Wisdom, Joan Rice, Shirley Abicair.